Sales Estimator

- Are you a good communicator, confident on the phone, hot on customer service, looking to learn from a superb team who can teach you about the roofing & working at height industry? Are you capable of working with minimum supervision & take pride in making a positive difference? If so, read on. Sales Estimator. Offering up to £35k basic, £10k+ commission potential, plus benefits. Access to Oxford.

- THE ROLE;

• As Sales Estimator you'll be working for a leading contractor/provider of fall arrest solutions, safety netting, double and triple handrail edge protection, stair access towers and rope access, scaffolding and associated working at height solutions, for the Construction industry/built environment. 
• As Sales Estimator, you will be working in a team that essentially ensures the safety for anyone working at height, so predominantly you're working with solutions for the Roofing Contractor (80%) and the Main Contractor (20%)
• You role will include pricing from the client drawings, assessing the clients needs, costing how long the project will take, calculating labour rates and margins, so lots of working on Excel spread sheets.  
• You will be working on largely refurbishment projects, but also new build, such as supermarkets and Shopping Centres. 
• You are providing a working at height solution that is a legal requirement and all roofing contractors have to take this very seriously.
• You will mainly be office based (90%) with occasional site visits and will have a direct line into the MD and Commercial Director and be trained and mentored by them.
• A large part of your role as Sales estimator is to build relationships with roofing contractors and main contractors, generating enquiries from phone calls, mail shots and follow up.
• The average order value is circa £25k, with the largest jobs being close to £500k.
• As the Sales Estimator you will working off drawings, assisting with quotations, taking the enquiry to contract award, as mentioned previously site visits will be involved, preparing quotes for new and existing clients.
• The MD will train and educate you on the business and he has over 45 years experience in the roofing and fall arrest industry and the Commercial Director was a candidate that we placed in this role 5 years ago, so the role has come about due to recent promotion.

- THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE; 

• As Sales estimator, it would be useful if you can read plans and construction drawings. 
• Site experience is hugely beneficial, perhaps you've worked as a roofer, or on a construction site. Previous sales experience in the construction industry would also be beneficial. 
• You will be coachable and open to being trained and developed.
• You will be self motivated - happy being on your own occasionally either in the office based near Oxford or on site.
• You will be a confident communicator, with a commercial awareness and a great attitude to learn.
• You'll have a positive approach, be IT literate, commercially aware, have good attention to detail and a sales led attitude, confident using Excel and all Microsoft packages.
• The office in based on an Industrial estate, with limited public transport links, so ideally you'll be a driver with your own vehicle. Parking is on site. 

-THE COMPANY;

• Our client is a well established, award winning, fall arrest, working at heights contractor and supplier, with a small and close knit team.
• Offering a complete health and safety compliant solution, covering the supply and install of safety netting, double and triple handrail edge protection, stair access towers and rope access, scaffolding and associated working at height solutions. 
• Working on Industrial and commercial projects predominantly in the steel structure sector- i.e- supermarket, retail sheds and factory builds, schools and colleges, Listed Buildings etc.
• They own all of their equipment and have their own fleet of vehicles (including an 18 tonne wagon) and cover the whole country 

- THE REMUNERATION;

• £28,000- £35,000 basic salary, dependent on experience.
• Uncapped Quarterly commission and end of year bonus, giving a realistic £10k+ on top. 
• 20 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays.
• Monday to Thursday 7.30am- 4.30pm (with 1 hour lunch break), 7.30am- 3.00pm on a Friday. 
• Workplace Pension scheme, with all out of pocket expenses, such as mileage paid when on site visits.
• Regular team events, summer BBQ and Christmas party. Working for an MD who knows that good people, who care and go the extra mile make his business and he looks after them in return. This has been evidenced by the previous sales estimator being promoted to Commercial Director, who will now be training you and looking after more complex projects.
• Great staff retention.

-This is a great small business that will coach, train and develop you, so if you have the qualities that my client is looking for and live near Oxford, then call the team at Chandler Harris Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your CV to (url removed)