Senior Estimator - Hybrid Working

Senior Estimator

Full-time, Hybrid

Salary: Excellent

Location: Midlands/South Yorkshire

We're working for an industry leading print manufacturer who are seeking to add an additional Senior Estimator to its top flight Commercial team.

What's attractive about the opportunity?

• Supporting a high growth Division of a well established and very strong Print Communications Group.
• This is a new role to support the delivery of complex print & finished products in a high quality and client focused print environment.
• This is a broadly responsible role, in a pivotal position in the client relationship and operational chain between sales, internal production and the client.
• You'd be joining an industry leader in the space, with a market leading capability and a hugely capable and engaged team.

So, for you there's stability, reward, and both personal and professional development opportunities.

Your Job Purpose

To ensure delivery of timely and accurate estimates and complex project pricing within the commercial and corporate print division. Using a framework of pricing control and margin management for the business from time to time.

To assist with the implementation and management of a single Tharstern MiS database ensuring accuracy and suitableness for managing pricing and margin and profitableness for the overall print portfolio across the business.

Your Key Performance Indicators

• Tharstern database management & quote accuracy
• Estimating/commercial team quotes & responses completed within agreed time frames and accuracy criteria as defined by appropriate SLAs:
• Quotes completed to 100% accuracy
• Quotes output within agreed time frame
• Quotes completed to agreed customer margin

Your Key Accountabilities:

• Conduct regular reviews of estimating and commercial pricing using Tharstern MiS & Cost Rate Manager (or similar), ensuring all rates are up to date in conjunction with Procurement and Commercial Guidelines
• Assist by monitoring and assessment of applicable print services ‘market rates' and adjustment of pricing recommendations accordingly, working closely with Commercial & Procurement Team
• Overviewing estimates produced by the team and estimating jobs and projects within the parameters set by the business, adhering to client criteria and SLAs standards.
• Prioritise workloads
• Liaise with Customer Service & Sales Teams as required to maintain margin targets
• Liaise with Production regarding complex and specialist print production.
• Liaise with outwork suppliers to gain competitive pricing
• As part of the customer services team, you will work in close harmony with sales and production, helping provide a high standard of customer service

All in all, this is a fantastic opportunity for a top of the line commercial print professional. xwwtmva It will be a challenge, but a very worthwhile one.

If you think you've got the skills and the motivation for this, we'd love to hear from you.

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Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.