At a Glance
- Tasks: Track and control material costs for new product development in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join Alexander Dennis, a leader in sustainable transportation solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, pension, wellbeing support, and growth opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive culture where your voice matters and career growth is encouraged.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on public transport and improve air quality.
- Qualifications: Experience in manufacturing or procurement with strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Location: Any UK site
Overview: At Alexander Dennis, our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on‑road mass transportation and mobility. We design, deliver and support market‑leading buses and coaches that help reduce emissions, improve air quality and keep communities connected. Every role contributes to that mission whether you’re engineering, driving sales, improving production or supporting our customers.
What You’ll Do: As a BOM Cost Controller, you’ll play a key role in supporting New Product Development by ensuring material costs are accurately tracked, controlled and aligned to target. Working closely with Procurement and Commercial teams, you’ll provide critical cost insight that underpins tendering, cost of production and business decision‑making. You’ll analyse Bills of Materials, monitor cost movements and produce reporting that highlights risks, trends and opportunities to improve cost performance across projects.
What We’re Looking For: We’re looking for a data‑driven and proactive individual with experience in manufacturing, procurement or engineering environments. You’ll bring strong analytical capability, attention to detail and the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders to drive cost control and efficiency. You’ll be comfortable working with complex data sets, ERP systems and Excel, with the ability to turn analysis into meaningful insight that supports business outcomes.
Bonus if you have:
- Experience with ERP systems such as Syspro
- Knowledge of business intelligence tools (e.g. Qlik)
- A degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or a related discipline
- Experience within automotive, bus & coach or complex manufacturing environments
What We Offer:
- Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality and helping public transport evolve.
- Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles and broaden skills.
- Culture & Belonging: An inclusive environment; your voice matters; we treat people fairly.
- Perks & Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.
Our Values – What Guides Us:
- Safety: The health and wellbeing of our team members, and the safety of our products, are our top priority.
- Quality: We strive for excellence in our products, services and all that we do.
- Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency and integrity, treating each other with respect in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
- Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, seeking to build trust and earn a reputation for excellence and reliability.
- Teamwork: We work with our team members, our supplier partners and our customers to pursue mutual benefits.
- Sustainability: We seek long‑term success for our business, our communities and the environment through responsible sourcing, lean manufacturing and sustainable operations.
Inclusion: We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
How to Apply: Please complete our online application form and attach your CV.
Contact: For inquiries, please email.
