Manufacturing Commercial Analyst: Cost, Pricing & BOMs (Flexible Hours)

JOHN LEWIS; Darwen; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Parkinson, part of the John Lewis Partnership, seeks a Commercial Analyst to safeguard margins and drive growth through pricing execution and margin analysis. You will own BOMs, labour timings, and ensure data integrity across the ERP system from our Darwen office.

The role emphasises data-driven pricing and collaboration with Finance, Sales, and Supply Chain to support budgeting and negotiations.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a cost analyst or product data role in manufacturing sector.
• Advanced proficiency in data modelling techniques & analytics.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, concise reports & recommendations.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain product cost models to evaluate labour, raw material, and other variable costs, ensuring target gross margins are achieved on all new and existing products.
• Monitor raw material price fluctuations, labour inflation, and market trends to recommend timely price adjustments and mitigate margin erosion.
• Support in the creation & validation of customer quotes, price lists, and promotional pricing structures.
• Provide clean, validated commercial data to Finance, Sales, and Supply Chain teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and contract negotiations.
• Manage the accurate creation and continuous maintenance of product setups, labour timings and BOMs within the ERP system.
• Support the Product manager in the timely exiting of products & removal of associated BOMs and timings.

Skills

Cost analysis

Data modelling

Data translation & reporting

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Herbert Parkinson, part of the John Lewis Partnership, seeks a Commercial Analyst to safeguard margins and drive growth through pricing execution and margin analysis. You will own BOMs, labour timings, and ensure data integrity across the ERP system from our Darwen office.

The role emphasises data-driven pricing and collaboration with Finance, Sales, and Supply Chain to support budgeting and negotiations.