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Sales Estimator

Baltic Recruitment Services Ltd
Posted 11 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Hartlepool, Durham TS24 0RN, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Retirement Plan

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  • Baltic Recruitment is seeking an experienced Sales Estimator for a manufacturing client, focusing on developing accurate cost estimates for customer projects.
  • The role requires collaboration with sales teams and internal stakeholders to ensure project specifications are met while maximizing profitability.
  • 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 benefits including 26 days of holiday, a pension scheme, and health insurance.
  • Applicants should have a strong customer focus and the ability to manage multiple projects, with a minimum of three years of relevant experience preferred.

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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