Strategic Sourcing & Costing Analyst – Contract Manufacturing - #1106836

Roles & Responsibilities

• Strategic Cost Modelling: Build and maintain detailed cost models for new product introductions, outsourcing programs, and key supplier negotiations. Translate technical inputs and supply data into commercially sound pricing strategies.

• Financial Planning & Decision Support: Partner with supply chain, finance, and engineering stakeholders to support cost forecasts, accurate pricing and profitability analysis on new projects. Provide actionable insights to support budgeting and sourcing decisions.

• Cost Optimization & Value Tracking: Drive purchase price variance (PPV) analysis, quarterly cost reviews, and inventory revaluation initiatives. Proactively identify cost-saving levers, support cost-down programs, and ensure alignment with product cost targets.

• Supplier Engagement & Commercial Analytics: Support supplier pricing discussions and repricing cycles through data-backed arguments and deep visibility into cost structures. Present insights to senior stakeholders to inform negotiation and sourcing strategy.

• Digital Cost Intelligence: Build and maintain dashboards and analytical tools to monitor key cost KPIs across global contract manufacturers. Leverage data to improve transparency, standardization, and decision-making.

• Project Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Manage cost workstreams for outsourcing projects with clear accountability on deliverables and risk escalation. Serve as a trusted advisor to both internal teams and supplier counterparts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or Finance. MBA or advanced degree is a plus.

• 5 to 8 years of experience in supply chain finance, strategic cost analysis, management consulting (operations focus), or pricing strategy, preferably in technology, hardware, or manufacturing-intensive sectors.

• Strong understanding of cost accounting, vendor pricing models, and supply chain operations.

• Ability to bridge technical and commercial domains, comfortable working with engineers, procurement teams, and finance leaders alike.

• Analytical mindset with hands-on experience in Excel, ERP systems, and modern BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, confident presentation to executives and influencing decisions.

• Excellent project management and organizational abilities, able to coordinate and facilitate various internal and external functions to achieve the desired outcomes.

• Multilingual proficiency (English and Mandarin required) and willingness to travel across Asia-Pacific as needed.