Job Description
Macidowie are working with an established business based in Leicestershire who are looking to recruit an experienced Sales Estimator from a construction background.
About the role:
- Quote leads are generated through all available Channels and an appropriate sales & Estimating process documented
- Swift Estimating System reflects the requirements of the Team Manager in terms of how the job will run and is fully understood and optimised with all options explored and utilised
- Leads are generated through existing customers and with that relationship referrals and leads in to new customers.
- Won projects are handed over to the Finance and Contracts team within 3 Days of a verbal order using the Company Handover Document and with filing of documentation as directed by the Contracts and finance teams to ensure that projects are fully understandable and in a format that can be efficiently used by all operators and accurately reflects the requirements of the project.
- Won Contracts are Margin Engineered to ensure that Margin increase opportunities are fully identified and optimised and any extras and sales opportunities are fully exploited.
- Weekly Documented reporting of performance circulated to the Contracts Team General Manager on a weekly basis
- Tenders reviewed with the Contracts Team Manager prior to commencement of costing and the requirements of the Contracts Team Manager regarding labour, materials and margin incorporated into all estimates over a 10k threshold
- Review lost quotations not just for lost percentage feedback from client
- Review for Estimating Errors, Competitor activity, Competitor operation on site and material type usage, Competitor manoeuvres on materials and alternative materials offered
About the candidate:
- Estimating Principles & Process
- Handover Process
- Reporting and having the abiality to manipulate data and take action from analysis
- Selling in the Building Industry
- Business Development
- Selling to maximise secured rates & margins
- Be a team player and be willing to get involved in additional duties
- Clear communicator and the ability to influence at all levels across the business
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