BOM Cost Controller

Alexander Dennis Limited; Larbert; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity

Training programmes

Mentorship opportunities

Job summary

Alexander Dennis Limited is looking for a BOM Cost Controller to join their team. This role supports New Product Development by ensuring material costs are tracked and controlled effectively, providing critical insights for business decisions.

You will analyze Bills of Materials, monitor cost trends, and work closely with Procurement and Commercial teams to drive efficiency and improve cost performance across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, procurement, or engineering environments.
• Strong analytical capability with attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with complex data sets.

Responsibilities

• Support New Product Development by tracking material costs.
• Provide cost insights for tendering and production decisions.
• Analyze Bills of Materials and monitor cost movements.

Skills

Data-driven

Analytical capability

Attention to detail

Stakeholder influence

Complex data handling

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Business intelligence tools

Job description

Job Title

BOM Cost Controller

Location

Any UK site

Our Vision & Why It Matters

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

Because we know that to deliver on our vision, people have to feel supported and inspired:

Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality, helping public transport evolve.

Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles, 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

These are more than words on a page, they shape how we work, what we stand for, and how we build trust with our customers, communities, and each other.

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.

We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.