Job Description:

Cost Analyst

Stroud

£32,000 per annum

Our client is a leader in the Design and Manufacturing of bespoke valves for a variety of industries and they are looking for a Cost Analyst to join their team!

The Cost Analyst plays a critical internal role in supporting the commercial success and governance of the company’s sales organisation through accurate costing, pricing analysis, and commercial evaluation.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop, prepare, and maintain cost models and pricing structures to support tenders and sales opportunities
• Support the Tender Manager with costing, pricing, and margin analysis across bids and proposals
• Review and validate cost assumptions, pricing logic, and commercial inputs for accuracy, consistency, and completeness
• Contact external vendors and suppliers to obtain budgetary and firm pricing for materials, components, and services required to support sales and tender activities
• Evaluate supplier quotations and cost inputs, highlighting commercial risks, assumptions, and opportunities
• Propose procurement strategies in support of specific tenders and targeted awards, aligned with commercial objectives, delivery requirements, and risk profile
• Support the Supply Chain and Planning teams by providing cost intelligence, pricing assumptions, and procurement recommendations during bid preparation
• Support sales and tender governance by ensuring pricing aligns with internal guidelines, margin expectations, and approval processes
• Maintain and analyse historical pricing, cost data, and win/loss information to support continuous improvement
• Provide analytical input into pricing strategies, discount structures, and commercial trade‑offs
• Support structured handover of costing and pricing information to contracts, supply chain, and finance teams post‑award
• Maintain accurate documentation and traceability of cost calculations, assumptions, supplier inputs, and approvals
• Use and maintain data within CRM and associated sales systems to support pricing analysis and commercial tracking
• Coordinate closely with sales, proposals, engineering, supply chain, planning, and finance to ensure costing assumptions reflect technical, operational, and sourcing realities
• Support continuous improvement of costing tools, templates, and commercial processes
• Ensure compliance with the company’s commercial governance, ethical standards, and company policies

Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience in sales, commercial, tendering, or pricing roles, with demonstrable involvement in costing and pricing activities
• Strong understanding of cost structures, pricing models, and margin analysis
• Experience working with CRM systems and sales data
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with high attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; confident working with complex spreadsheets
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Well‑organised, methodical, and comfortable working with commercially sensitive data
• Experience in engineered‑to‑order or project‑based sales environments
• Exposure to industrial, energy, process, or engineered equipment markets
• Familiarity with pricing governance, approval frameworks, and tender reviews
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams including sales, engineering, and finance
• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent / near completion) in Business, Economics, Marketing, Engineering, Data Analytics, Finance, or a related discipline

Working Hours

• Monday to Thursday: 07:30am to 16:00pm
• Friday: 07:30am to 13:00pm

Jackie Kerr Recruitment is an independent agency that has been established for 28 years. 

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