Cost Analyst

Job DescriptionJob descriptionSalary: Up to 28,000 per annum Location: WindsorJob Type: Fulltime, PermanentCompany overview En Route International operates globally as part of dnata, one of the worlds largest combined air services providers. With offices in the UK, USA, Australia and UAE, En Route supplies premium baked goods, meals and snacks to the travel industry. We focus on partnering with world-class manufacturers, customising products and packaging to suit individual customer needs while managing a complex supply chain with the highest levels of precision.Job purposeThe Pricing Analyst will be responsible for the preparation of costing solutions to support tenders and pricing offers for key accounts. The Pricing Analyst will have a strong commercial awareness and will support the Cost Controller and Head of Commercial to deliver pricing data to other key functions within the business for presentation to clients.Key responsibilitiesProvide cost analysis for all new business across Global regions in order to determine sales price and optimize margins as required.Maintenance of landed costs to include purchase price validity and component handling and storage.Provide adhoc business analysis to support and drive decision making in all areas of the business (Finance/Operations/Sales/Procurement/NPD) as required.Prepare and deliver analysis of new products in order to compare actual performance against standard costed performance.Assist with providing full pricing analysis/profitability statements for key customer accounts.Ensure the sales team have adequate support to respond to proposal requests.Creation of price lists and of active rolling prices reflective of purchase price validity.Regular price auditing to ensure accuracy of invoicing.Calculation of incoming cost increases and required customer price increase based on potential margin absorption.Introduction of menu cycle tracking to monitor price inflation and inform recommended RSPs.Calculation of target purchase pricing based on end user target selling prices in order to inform NPD/Procurement when briefing suppliers.Assist with monthly sales forecasting based on historical trends and project pipeline.Assist with the implementation of annual price increases informed by PPI, labour and transportation increases.Set up of new BOMs on Business Central to consider both component purchase pricing and 3PL assembly charges.Maintain clean pricing data within Business Central to ensure accurate validity dates, terms withdrawn and pricing by caterer location.Skills / ExperienceStrong IT skills: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OutlookExperience using Business CentralCommercial experience of Sales, Cost and Gross to Operating MarginsUnderstanding of PowerBIStrong analytical skillsStrong commercial acumenSolutions drivenMotivated self-starter

Created: 2025-07-04