Manager, Strategic Supply Chain 1
About The Position
The Manager, Material Pricing leads the strategic pricing lifecycle for complex global accounts. The role oversees material costs, New Product Introduction (NPI), pricing rollouts, and quote validation, serving as a bridge between internal stakeholders—including Sourcing, Engineering, and Finance—and external customers. The Manager ensures pricing is competitive, audited, and aligned with market commodity trends while maintaining pricing integrity across compressed schedules and multiple regional time zones. The position involves leading cross-functional work, validating cost inputs and quotes, managing pricing strategy from initial bids through mass production, monitoring price baselines, and advising leadership on commodity-related risks. The Manager also oversees complex bills of materials and recovery management, and serves as a key contact for customer procurement leads and internal executive teams.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain, Pricing, or Program Management.
- At least 2 years of experience in a leadership or senior advisory capacity.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
- Deep understanding of global market conditions, electronic and mechanical component trends, and supply-and-demand volatility.
- Ability to manipulate and audit large data sets using MS Excel, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and data visualization.
- Proven ability to influence and drive results through teams not under direct command, including Sourcing and Engineering.
- Ability to deconstruct complex BOM structures and identify cost-saving opportunities or errors.
- High-level negotiation and presentation skills, including the ability to defend pricing strategies to sophisticated external customers.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a rigorous approach to tracking baselines and price justifications.
- Demonstrated track record of managing pricing through the NPI phase.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or professional certification, such as CSCP or CPM.
Responsibilities
- Matrix-manage cross-functional teams in Sourcing, Engineering, and Commodity Management to expedite high-quality quotes and meet tight deadlines.
- Analyze and challenge internal cost inputs, and validate quotes against market benchmarks before presenting them to customers.
- Lead NPI pricing strategy and ensure a seamless transition from initial bid to mass production.
- Establish and oversee consistent tracking methods for price baselines over extended cycles, and maintain justification logs for pricing changes between bid stages and mass production.
- Use commodity-market knowledge to forecast impacts on bills of materials and advise leadership on risk mitigation.
- Direct the setup and analysis of complex, multi-level bills of materials, ensuring accuracy in high-volume data environments.
- Manage the generation and tracking of Recovery Management Systems (RMS) to ensure cost recoveries are captured and reported accurately.
- Serve as the lead point of contact for external customer procurement leads and internal executive teams.
- Lead and attend critical meetings across Asia and US time zones to maintain global alignment.
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to the stated salary range.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
