Senior Manager - Cost Intelligence and Containment

About the role

We are looking for a strategic, analytical leader to drive cost efficiency and operational excellence across the Group. Reporting to the President of GSSL/Group COO, the Senior Manager – Cost Intelligence & Containment will act as a neutral change agent, providing data‑driven insight, rigorous challenge, and disciplined execution to reduce waste and strengthen spend governance.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the COO to translate operational and financial data into actionable performance insights, forecasts, and recommendations.
• Lead system‑level cost and consumption analysis to identify leakage, duplication, and inefficiencies across shared services and business units.
• Maintain and enhance executive dashboards and early‑warning indicators for costs, efficiency, and operational performance.
• Establish and own the Group’s Cost Containment Framework, setting standards, processes, and governance for cost management.
• Drive cross‑functional cost‑containment execution, embedding controls, eliminating waste, and ensuring sustainability of results.
• Identify productivity gains, resource synergies, and process‑streamlining opportunities across HR, IT, Facilities, Procurement, and other shared services.
• Prepare quarterly Group Performance Dashboards, Operational Effectiveness Reports, and cost‑management updates for senior leadership.
• Manage the governance, spend allocation, and impact measurement framework for the Guardian Group Found…

Required profile

• Proven senior‑level experience in cost intelligence, cost containment, or financial performance analytics.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex data into clear business recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing finance, procurement, and operational teams.
• Experience designing and governing cost‑management frameworks at enterprise scale.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives and deliver measurable savings.

Required skills