Assistant General Manager, Cost Control and Efficiency

Reporting Line: Reports directly to the CFO

The Head of Cost Control and Efficiency is responsible for driving enterprise-wide cost optimisation, operational efficiency and productivity improvement initiatives across PIL. The role acts as an independent challenge function to identify cost reduction opportunities, investigate cost variances, conduct operational reviews, and drive cross‑functional actions that improve profitability, cash generation and cost competitiveness.

The role complements Business Partnering and Cost Management functions by focusing on: cost control governance, root cause investigation, operational cost audits, productivity improvement, cost optimisation programmes, cost recovery enhancement, efficiency initiatives, cost transparency and accountability.

The role serves as the central catalyst for achieving PIL's cost productivity targets and protecting profitability in...