Are you an experienced procurement, commercial, or cost management professional with a passion for driving value through data, benchmarking and commercial insight?
A leading international company is looking for a Senior Cost & Pricing Manager to play a critical role in shaping procurement strategy, evaluating supplier pricing and delivering measurable value across a diverse portfolio of contracts. This is a unique opportunity to influence major commercial decisions, work with senior stakeholders and become the organisation's subject matter expert on cost modelling, benchmarking and pricing strategy.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Head of Procurement Portfolio, you'll provide expert guidance on cost structures, benchmarking and pricing evaluation across procurement activities. You'll help ensure commercial decisions are underpinned by robust analytics and deliver genuine value for money throughout the contract lifecycle.
Working across operational, technology and infrastructure categories, you'll support procurement teams with:
- Developing and implementing cost strategies
- Creating cost models and benchmarking frameworks
- Evaluating supplier pricing and tender submissions
- Supporting supplier negotiations and cost-saving initiatives
- Providing pricing assurance across procurement governance processes
- Driving whole-life cost analysis and scenario modelling
- Building and maintaining external market intelligence and benchmarking data sources
What We're Looking For
We're keen to speak with professionals who can demonstrate:
- Significant experience within procurement, commercial management, cost management, quantity surveying, or pricing functions
- Proven experience developing cost strategies, analytics and benchmarking models
- Strong understanding of commercial agreements, contracts and supplier negotiations
- Experience working across operational and/or construction-related contracts
- The ability to influence stakeholders and provide strategic commercial advice
- Degree-level education and ideally a professional qualification such as CIPS or MRICS
What's on Offer?
- Base salary up to £80,000
- Annual bonus opportunity of 10-20%
- Hybrid working with 3 days per week in the office
- Up to 20% pension contribution, including 12% employer contribution
- Excellent long-term career development opportunities
- Exposure to high-value, strategic procurement initiatives
- Opportunity to work with senior business leaders and external industry bodies
Why Join?
This role offers the chance to become the commercial authority on cost and pricing strategy within a highly respected international organisation. You'll have genuine influence over major procurement decisions, significant spend categories and the delivery of long-term value across the business.
If you're looking for a strategic role where your commercial expertise can make a measurable impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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