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
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.
How to Apply
If you see yourself growing with Alexander Dennis and contributing to our vision, we’d love to hear from you.
Please complete our online application form and attach your CV!
We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.
Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to [email protected]
Skills Required
- Demonstrable experience in a commercial, finance, procurement, supply chain, or manufacturing environment
- Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data
- Ability to identify trends and investigate performance issues
- Ability to produce meaningful insights and support business decision-making
- Experience with procurement, product costing, cost analysis, variance analysis, budgeting, financial reporting, statistical analysis, or complex datasets
- Experience with ERP systems such as Syspro
- Knowledge of business intelligence tools such as Qlik
- Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Experience in automotive, bus and coach, or complex manufacturing environments
Alexander Dennis Limited Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alexander Dennis Limited and has not been reviewed or approved by Alexander Dennis Limited.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is often described as fair or competitive, with UK employees paid at least the Real Living Wage. Union recognition and collective bargaining at relevant UK sites provide structure around annual pay reviews.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Many roles include a half-day on Fridays, alongside reports of proper sick pay and straightforward holiday booking in several locations. Benefits listings also cite paid holidays and family leave as part of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Flexible working to support caring and personal commitments is highlighted across many roles. Mental-health support is also referenced among available benefits.
Alexander Dennis Limited Insights
What We Do
Alexander Dennis is a leading British bus and coach manufacturer based in Larbert, Scotland. As a subsidiary of NFI Group, the company specializes in the design and production of double-deck and lightweight buses, including low and zero-emission models. With over a century of heritage, Alexander Dennis provides bespoke transit solutions to public transport operators and local authorities globally, focusing on sustainability, reliability, and innovation in public transport.
