BOM Cost Controller

Alexander Dennis Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

Enhanced parental benefits

Job summary

Alexander Dennis Limited is seeking a BOM Cost Controller in the UK to support New Product Development by tracking and controlling material costs across projects. You will analyse Bills of Materials and monitor cost movements to provide insights that drive cost performance.

You'll produce reporting highlighting risks, trends, and opportunities, and collaborate with Procurement and Commercial teams to underpin tendering and cost of production decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial, finance, procurement, supply chain or manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work confidently with data.
• Experience in procurement, product costing, cost analysis, variance analysis, budgeting, financial reporting, and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Analyse Bills of Materials (BOM) and monitor cost movements.
• Produce reporting highlighting risks, trends, and cost improvement opportunities across projects.
• Support tendering, cost of production and business decision-making with cost insights.

Skills

BOM analysis

Cost control

Procurement

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Syspro

Qlik

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

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in a commercial, finance, procurement, supply chain or manufacturing environment, with strong analytical skills and the ability to work confidently with data. Experience in procurement, product costing, cost analysis, variance analysis, budgeting, financial reporting, statistical analysis and the interpretation of complex datasets is highly desirable. Candidates should be comfortable identifying trends, investigating performance issues, producing meaningful insights and using data to support business decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.

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

• 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.