Job Title: Pricing Analyst
Location: Ipswich
Salary: Competitive
Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week
Business Overview
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services including Cleaning, Catering, Security, Technical Services, Energy Management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best that they can be.
Job Overview
We are currently recruiting for Pricing Analyst to join our passionate and driven team based at our client’s site in Ipswich
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparation of quotations for additional services or for new sites for existing customers.
- Provide support for Sales Team with the provision of costings for new tenders and retenders. This includes analysis of TUPE data, productivity calculations and machinery proposals.
- Creation of cost models that flow freely into the various submission templates that clients utilize and completion of client submissions in line with tender deadlines.
- Develop and maintain internal benchmarking data
- Preparation of Board Summaries and Discounted Cash Flows ensuring all sign off documentation is accurate and timely.
- Attendance at tender review meetings and costing sign off meetings.
- Updating cost models for National Minimum Wage and Living Wage adjustments and any other legislative changes.
- Provide analysis of performance of new contracts compared to our signed off cost model to assist operations team with contract profitability.
- Create and maintain benchmarking information to ensure cost models are relevant and commercially sound.
- Some travel will be required to other offices and customer sites
Key working relationships:
- Business Development Directors & Client Solution teams
- Operational teams including Sector Managing Directors
About You:
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
Commercial awareness - Understands and applies financial and commercial principles. Views issues in terms of costs, profits, markets and added value. Problem solving and analysis - Analyses issues and breaks them down into their component parts. Makes systematic and rational judgements based on relevant information. Key criteria include:
- Qualified (AAT minimum) or with demonstrable skills for the role.
- Experience of working within a fast paced, growing business and the ability to influence, debate and seek solutions.
- Must demonstrate the ability to work well under pressure and adhere to strict reporting deadlines.
- Strong excel skills.
- Ability to analyse and manipulate large volumes of data.
- Have confidence to challenge assumptions being provided by Sales and Operations teams.
- Experience in an FM environment is desirable
- Excellent communications skills and customer service orientation
Benefits
- Wide range of retail discounts
- Discounted gym membership
- Join our Cycle to Work scheme
- Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our events
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
- Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
- Required professional membership fees paid for