Sales Estimator

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be supporting our long-standing manufacturing client with their search for a Sales Estimator.

Overall Purpose:

• We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Sales Estimator to join our clients commercial team.
• The successful candidate will play a key role in developing accurate cost estimates for customer projects, providing competitive pricing, and supporting the sales team in achieving revenue targets.
• You will work closely with multi-site and international technical, production, and procurement teams to ensure that project specifications are met whilst maximising profitability and customer satisfaction through effective decision making for optimal manufacturing.

Key Duties:

• Collaborate with the sales team to understand customer needs, clarify technical requirements, and propose appropriate solutions.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, and where necessary suppliers and subcontractors to obtain competitive pricing for materials and external services required for bespoke projects.
• Analyse project specifications, technical drawings, and customer requirements to generate accurate cost estimates for expanded metal mesh and fabricated metal products.
• Maintain thorough documentation of all cost estimates, including assumptions, data sources, and calculation methods.
• Strong customer and sales focus, ensuring service levels to internal and external customers are maintained and constantly improved.
• Maintain records of estimates versus actual costs for ongoing improvement in accuracy and efficiency. Participating in project review meetings when appropriate.
• Work with multi-site production and engineering teams to refine manufacturing processes for improved cost-effectiveness.
• Adopt existing systems of work whilst also developing and cascading new methodologies and improved workflows for optimal project management.

Key Requirements:

• Ideally be familiar with laser cutting, metal fabrication or pressed metal processes within a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in reading technical drawings or specifications in order to accurately scope customer requirements.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Tenacity, confidence and resilience to work under pressure and deliver.
• Ability to present estimates clearly and professionally to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong IT skills, particularly within ERP and Microsoft Office 365.

The Package:

• Competitive salary, depending on experience.
• 26 days holiday + 8 bank.
• Company pension scheme.
• Health insurance.
• Bonus potential.
• Further training/development opportunities.
• Additional benefits.