Cost Data Manager

Job description

Our Mission At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky. We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2028 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers. What to Expect: As a Cost Data Manager, you’ll sit at the centre of how we understand, control, and improve our aircraft cost data. This is not a traditional procurement role. You’ll own and structure large, complex cost datasets that feed directly into product profitability, design decisions, and supplier strategy. You’ll bring order to ambiguity, improve how our Bill of Materials operates, and ensure the data behind programme and commercial decisions is accurate, robust, and scalable. You’ll work clo...