Profit Margin Specialist

Bebeecost; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Johannesburg is seeking a skilled candidate to conduct price analyses and manage Bill of Materials (BOMs). Responsibilities include maintaining accurate BOMs, investigating stock returns, and implementing stock control procedures. Candidates must have a diploma or degree in Cost and Management Accounting, along with advanced Excel skills and experience in the manufacturing sector. Join a dynamic team to contribute to unit costing projects and assist with sales price adjustments aligned with company strategies.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Cost and Management Accounting is required.
• Experience in the manufacturing sector is advantageous.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough price analyses of product BOMs to ensure correctness.
• Maintain accurate BOMs to protect profit margins per product.
• Investigate and analyze stock returns or remanufacturing.
• Implement stock control procedures for correct accounting.
• Assist with sales price adjustments in line with actual costs.
• Support supplier cost investigations and cost-saving opportunities.
• Contribute to unit costing projects for product viability.
• Collaborate to conduct accurate stock counts and valuations.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Experience within the Manufacturing Sector

Strong Costing capabilities

Education

Cost and Management Accounting Diploma or Degree

Job description

Job Details

The role involves conducting thorough price analyses of existing product BOMs to ensure correctness and alignment with actual expenditure.

Maintaining accurate BOMs in line with continuous price increases to safeguard profit margins per product.

Investigating, recording, and analyzing stock returns or remanufacturing due to incorrect supply of orders or incorrect ordering, and documenting the cost and reasoning behind such actions.

Implementing efficient stock control procedures to guarantee accurate stock valuation and correct accounting for stock value.

Assisting with sales price adjustments in line with actual costs and aligned with group pricing strategy and GP% targets per product line.

Supporting ad-hoc supplier cost investigations and providing direction to procurement on opportunities for cost savings through direct supply chain local and international initiatives.

Contributing to unit costing projects as needed to assess the viability of product manufacturing going forward.

Collaborating with the team to conduct accurate stock counts and valuations at month-end.

Key Qualifications

• Cost and Management Accounting Diploma or Degree.

Essential Skills

• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience within the Manufacturing Sector.
• Strong Costing capabilities.