Senior Estimator

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. 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.