Plexus Corporation

Materials Costing Solutions Manager

Plexus Corporation • $97K — $146K *
Neenah, WI 54956In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of related experience preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • High technical and business knowledge of the EMS industry
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on commitments
  • Experience working with diverse cultures, regions, and time zones
  • Certifications in ISM, CPM, APICS, or KARASS Negotiating beneficial

Responsibilities

  • Lead team in providing competitive pricing quotations for customers and new business opportunities
  • Communicate proposal strategies with the materials costing team
  • Manage quotation requests with suppliers to secure competitive component pricing
  • Ensure up-to-date, accurate engineering changes (ECs) and coordinate with teams on revisions
  • Develop and implement pricing strategies for existing customers, balancing competitiveness with margins
  • Set and drive down PPV goals across customer teams for corporate objectives
  • Assist in strategic cost reduction initiatives for quotes across sectors

Benefits

  • Professional office environment with suitable lighting and comfortable temperatures
  • Minimal physical activity generally involved, emphasizing good posture and ergonomic arrangements
Full Job Description
Purpose Statement: Responsible for leading a team to provide competitive pricing quotations in support of current customers and new business development opportunities. Provide solution for global material cost reduction, focus on improving gross parts margin while keeping total cost mind set.

Key Job Accountabilities:
  • Obtain clear, detailed understanding of proposal strategy and communicate with the materials costing team. Manage quotation requests with appropriate suppliers to ensure Plexus Corp. obtains industry competitive component pricing within the requested time frame. Review competitiveness of quotation with reference to historical and standard pricing. Identify new sources, and maintain quoting system line cards (where applicable)
  • Manage repricing strategy for existing customers to ensure balance between competitiveness and margin. Implement standardized costing procedures to ensure consistent and repeatable cost outputs are generated on all opportunities. Ensure ECs are up to date and accurate. Coordinate communication with site FA's, materials team or commodity team on revision to ECs. Manage customer ECN/EAU changes to ensure customer pricing reflect the latest material cost (where applicable).
  • Develop and manage PPV goal setting by customer and drive down to the customer teams for implementation to ensure that corporate objectives are met. Lead or assist strategic cost reduction roadmaps on quotes for the sectors. Global coordination of customers where applicable.


Education/Experience Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree with 6 or more years of related experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.


Other Qualifications:
  • Must be able to manage multiple priorities, produce excellent work results and follow through on commitments.
  • Must have a high technical and business knowledge of EMS industry.
  • Ability to work with multiple cultures, regions, and time zones.
  • ISM seminars or membership, CPM certification, APICS seminar or certification, or KARASS Negotiating would be beneficial).


Physical Requirements:
  • Professional office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and low noise level. May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, using a computer, and other office equipment. Minimal physical activity is generally involved, emphasizing the importance of good posture and ergonomic workplace arrangements.


This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.

About Plexus Corporation

Plexus Corporation is an American multinational electronics manufacturing services company headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin. The company provides a range of services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the aerospace and defense, healthcare, industrial, and semiconductor industries. Plexus' services include design and engineering, supply chain management, assembly and testing, and after-market services. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia and has manufacturing facilities in over 20 countries. Plexus was founded in 1979 and went public in 1988.
Learn more about Plexus Corporation
Size
19,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$122.6 million
Founded
2011
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$3.3 billion
NASDAQ
PLXS
* Ladders Estimates

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