Pricing & Estimating Analyst / Graduate

Ayrshire

£36,000 + Benefits package

Pertemps is delighted to be retained to recruit a new Pricing & Estimating Analyst into the team of this market leading organisation in Ayrshire.

This role will be office based, and due to location, you will require your own transport.

This role will work closely with finance business partners, technical engineering colleagues, and procurement/supply chain professionals across the business.

Responsibilities will include:

Utilising conventional methodologies, generate cost approximations, proposals, and business intelligence for both product development and ongoing projects.

Construct data sets aiding managerial decisions regarding alterations in company products or procedures, alongside other administrative requests aimed at bolstering revenue from existing contracts and facilitating the pursuit of fresh business ventures.

Leverage historical records and descriptions of engineering tasks and equipment, employing regression analysis or alternative estimating techniques to formulate parametric evaluations and cost analysis, or to generate estimates encompassing labour, materials, and other miscellaneous expenses.

Oversee the process of acquiring cost-related information from departmental representatives, subcontractors, and suppliers, and apply relevant cost estimating criteria and adjustments to estimates.

Develop and sustain tools, data, and cost estimating relationships for estimating purposes.

Furnish cross-functional teams, management, and clientele with cost and/or pricing insights and financial evaluations.

Engage in fact-finding and negotiations with clients, supporting proposal managers and providing independent cost estimates to ascertain appropriate pricing during the new business acquisition phase.

You will ideally come from a background where you will have related work experience with exposure to pricing and estimating from a finance perspective, and preferably will be educated to Degree level in a professional or technical (engineering/ design) field.

Any previous experience including Financial Operations, Cost Management, Accounting, Estimating, Financial Planning, Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Contracts or Procurement would be advantageous but is not essential.

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel using formulas, VLookups, pivot tables, charts, filters, and linking worksheets would be beneficial for this role, along with experience of SAP and/or pricing software packages.

Full training and professional development will be provided with this role, along with a defined pathway to progress significantly within this large, award winning organisation.

Please send your CV now to Barry Lee at Pertemps by applying online now for a confidential conversation.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or religion.