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Sales Estimator

Baltic Recruitment Limited
Posted 11 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Hartlepool, Durham TS26 0PX

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Health Insurance
Retirement Plan

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  • Baltic Recruitment is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Sales Estimator for a manufacturing client.
  • The role involves developing accurate cost estimates for customer projects and supporting the sales team to achieve revenue targets.
  • Candidates should ideally have experience in laser cutting, metal fabrication, or pressed metal processes, along with proficiency in reading technical drawings.
  • The position offers a competitive salary based on experience, along with 26 days of holiday and additional benefits.
  • Applicants should have a strong customer focus and the ability to manage multiple projects under pressure.

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.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.