Title: Cost Analyst
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Office based in Grangemouth 5 days per week
Salary: Dependent on skills, qualifications and experience
Contract type: Temporary Maternity Cover (PAYE Agency)
ABOUT US
A truly global company, INEOS comprises of numerous businesses with sites in countries throughout the world. We also encompass a wide range of consumer brands and sports interests.
Grangemouth remains one of INEOS’ key sites in the UK and is home to world scale manufacturing plants – offering a unique environment in which to grow your skills, knowledge and competencies within the petrochemical sector.
We are engineering a strong future for our site, based on a highly skilled, experienced workforce and a portfolio of essential products that underpin a sustainable, low carbon future for all. We are entrepreneurial. We love to find new ways of doing things. Whether that’s through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises. And we’re proud to be doing this in Scotland.
ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY
The Cost Analyst will be responsible for maintaining a cost control, reporting and auditing system for O&P UK term contracts, providing all cost data, and advice required to financially manage payment applications from contractors.
Key accountabilities
- Analyse, and validate multiple service provider’s applications for payment on a monthly basis to ensure that the correct contract rates within the respective master service agreements are being applied and INEOS spend control rules are being adhered to.
- Carry out contractor commercial audits, validating information provided and ensuring all necessary supporting documentation is available. Challenge discrepancies and report to contract owners as necessary.
- Prepare and liaise with term contractors to reach final account agreements to release commitment savings back into budgets. Monitor and carry out the closure of purchase orders.
- Lead Service provider commercial performance meetings, developing INEOS / Contractor partnerships to ensure that INEOS meets its commercial obligations.
- Provide cost contractual information and support to ensure service requestors can plan and forecast future spend.
- Analyse and maintain costs data on a monthly basis, providing analysis of historical data to procurement to negotiate future tender assessments when required.
ABOUT YOU
Required:
- Ability to manage time effectively and make good quality decisions to achieve targets and objectives within deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (advanced).
- Ability to use, manipulate and organise systems to obtain required data.
- Comfortable with communications at all levels in the organisation.
- Proven negotiation skills.
- Possesses a positive attitude to change / improvement opportunities.
Desired:
- Appropriate Quantity Surveying/Cost Analyst qualification.
- Experience in cost engineering within a large complex manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with Maximo/SAP systems.
HOW TO APPLY
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit their CV via our website.
Pre-screen (If applicable)
Applicants with a successful CV may be invited to an online MS Teams or telephone call to further discuss the role, the organisation and your suitability.
Formal Interview
Successful applicants will then be invited to interview which will consist of behavioural and technical questions. For some roles the recruitment process may also include technical testing, behaviour questionnaires and/ or a delivering a presentation.
Provisional Offer
If you are selected as the preferred candidate you will receive a provisional offer which will be subject to a medical assessment and reference checks. Some roles may also require a criminality check.
If you would like to discuss any adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact opportunities.uk@ineos.com.
As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on-boarding stages.