Product Costing Lead

Bridgend Permanent View Job Description
Drive costing and estimating across a manufacturing operation, translating BOMs and production processes into accurate cost models. A key role bridging engineering detail with commercial performance.
  • Own and evolve costing within a complex engineering environment.
  • High-impact role working directly with engineering, manufacturing and commercial

About Our Client

A well-established manufacturing business operating in a complex, engineered product environment, supplying into multiple markets. The organisation is investing in its costing and estimating capability to improve accuracy, scalability and commercial performance across the business.

Job Description

Key responsibilities

  • Own and develop end-to-end product costing methodology across a diverse product range
  • Build bottom-up cost models aligned to real manufacturing processes
  • Translate BOMs, routings and production data into structured costing outputs
  • Analyse actual vs estimated costs and drive continuous improvement
  • Support project bids - ensuring pricing is technically robust and commercially sound
  • Lead development of digital / configurable costing tools and data structures
  • Lead and develop a costing / estimating team
  • Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, commercial and finance

The Successful Applicant

Ideal Candidate

  • Background in manufacturing, engineering, estimating or technical costing (key requirement)
  • Strong understanding of how products are built and costed
  • Experience working with BOMs, routings and manufacturing data flows
  • Comfortable working with ERP / SAP systems and large datasets
  • Able to bridge the gap between engineering detail and commercial outputs
  • Proven leadership or desire to step into a leadership role

What's on Offer

What's on offer

  • Competitive salary + strong overall package
  • Private medical (BUPA)
  • 8% employer pension contribution
  • Life assurance (x4 salary)
  • EV scheme, cycle to work + wider benefits
  • Supportive, people-focused culture with genuine progression
Contact
Mark Hickman
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7049923
Phone number
+441179065142

Job summary

Job function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Subsector
Project / Programme Management
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Bridgend
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Mark Hickman
Consultant phone
+441179065142
Job reference
JN-062026-7049923