Job Description
Job Purpose:
The Sales Estimator will be responsible and play a key role in evaluating sales opportunities and helping customers determine the most suitable storage solutions based on their needs.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To liaise with design and sales to understand the needs for a client's quotation (QM) and to produce that detailed QM from concept to completion.
2. Speaking to existing, finding new and developing all relationships with suppliers and installation teams, to obtain the best possible prices and quality of products.
3. To seek out best in class solutions/products for all QMs.
4. To manage the sales team expectations of QM turnaround so that they can relay such vital information to the client.
5. Be aware of project cost implications and avoid any pricing pitfalls to ensure that revenue and margin are realistic and achievable through the lifecycle of the project.
6. Helping the Company to maintain, develop and manage customer relationships.
7. Working collaboratively with other departments and stakeholders to understand and meet the customers’ needs.
Qualifications, Skills, Experience:
1. Ability to estimate projects from concept to quote completion and to understand drawings and bills of quantities.
2. Confident with mathematical abilities/skills.
3. A proven background in a construction-related industry, where the previous role has been to estimate and/or quote such projects.
4. Basic knowledge/understanding in the use of any AutoCAD package.
5. Ability to communicate effectively and liaise with clients, suppliers, and internal departments of all levels and backgrounds.
6. A friendly, positive, and can-do attitude.
7. Working to strict deadlines and proven organisational skills working with multiple projects of varying stages, all at the same time.
8. A high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Teams, Word.
9. Excellent attention to detail and the ability to reply efficiently and without delay.
10. A working understanding of Business Central will be considered an advantage.
11. Knowledge of a CRM system will be considered an advantage.
12. Previous experience/knowledge of mezzanine floors, building regulations, and multi-disciplined construction projects will be considered an advantage.
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