Cost Controller
Job Description
Cost Controller - Fleet Operations
Location: Alfreton
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm
Salary: £28,000-£30,000 (dependent on experience)
We're on the lookout for a meticulous and proactive Cost Controller to join our transport operations team. If you're passionate about numbers, negotiations, and making things run like clockwork, this is the role for you.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Analyse and control fleet costs, driving efficiencies and cost-saving opportunities
- Challenge and authorise job costs (up to 100 daily), ensuring accuracy and accountability
- Oversee the estimate/authorisation workflow via email, phone, and portal platforms
- Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, repairers, and service agents
- Navigate diverse billing structures and ensure accuracy and consistency across the board
- Review compliance documentation, ensuring all records meet required standards
What You'll Bring:
- Attention to detail in a high-paced environment
- Exceptional communication skills - both written and verbal
- Confident IT user, especially with Microsoft Excel
- Team-oriented mindset with a willingness to support and collaborate
- Background in transport or fleet management (essential)
- Technical knowledge of vehicles or maintenance processes (a big plus)
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Required Skills
- Cost controller
- maintenance administrator
- car
- fleet