At Go Inspire Connect, we have an exciting opportunity for an Estimator to join our team based in Kettering on a full time, permanent basis.
Please note that print, direct mail, and postage experience is essential for this role.
Would you like to be part of our amazing team? Then it would be perfect match for you if you have the following skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good negotiation skills
- Ability to prioritise workloads & multi task
- Work to tight deadlines
- Ability to relate to all areas of the business
- To be able to thrive in stressful pressured situations
- Attention to detail
- A team player
Working within a small, friendly team your main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Receive Direct Mail and print specifications and briefs from internal sources
- Liaise with suppliers to gain competitive costs, compile quotations and provide these in timely manner
- Proactively ensure that cost saving opportunities are explored for the client including suggestions for alternative methods of production and economy of scale discounts
- Once a job is confirmed, re-negotiate costs to improve margin and issue POs to the selected suppliers
- Work with suppliers to ensure jobs are produced the most efficient way, delivering value for money for your clients, whilst meeting requirements
- Prepare quotations for work/jobs produced by GI Connect, observing commercial targets, margins and rebates
- Handover completed live job quotes and POs to Account Management ensuring all information is clear and concise
- To provide ideas to enhance the continual department improvement
- To prepare documentation in line with existing Company process, procedure and format
- To enhance the business proposition of GI Connect
- Maintain a holistic view of all active jobs in order to negotiate economy of scale discounts with suppliers
