Sales Administrator & Estimator

Job Description

Sales Administrator / Technical EstimatorCurrently located in Ripley, moving to Foston March 2024£23,000 - £28,000 (depending on industry experience)Overall Purpose:To provide proactive internal coordination and a point of contact for suppliers, customers and both the sales & production teams relating to all technical enquiries and quote requests. To build and maintain relationships with suppliers of all productionmaterials, ancillaries and tools. To ensure the accuracy for costing estimations and the availability of the correct materials, tools and ancillaries required to complete customer orders.Key Accountabilities:

• To ensure proactive contact and account management is maintained with all production material, tool and ancillary suppliers, keeping up to date with developments and innovations which may provide the business with a competitive advantage either commerciallyor to improve efficiencies and/or quality.
• To respond to all customer pricing enquiries in a timely manner ensuring that where necessary all coordination of supplier pricing, material & product availability, technical specifications and production capabilities has been effectively managed.
• To ensure the effective coordination and distribution of information both internally and externally.
• To facilitate effectively all customer pricing enquiries, making proactive contact with customers, suppliers and the production team where necessary and procuring the necessary information to facilitate a positive outcome, ensuring the external sales teamis enabled to focus on sales growth and new business delivery wherever possible.
• To provide external technical support to customers and the sales team where required.
• To manage the administration of customer product and price lists.
• To manage the administration of supplier material pricing agreements, movements and updates.
• To ensure the effective implementation of all product price movements (increases or decreases) to all customers working closely with the external sales team to achieve this.
• To support the other members of the internal sales team to ensure first class customer service and administration is maintained at all times for all customers.
• To maintain an in-depth and technical, up to date knowledge of the flexibles market materials, products, innovations and service offerings.
• To provide a switchboard and reception service for the site.
• Additional administrative and general office duties as requested.

Skills and Experience

• Ideally experienced within the Packaging / Printing industry
• Previous estimating experience or working with technical specifications is desirable and / or Sales Administration experience
• IT competency, particularly Word and Excel skills
• MRP/ERP system knowledge beneficial
• Confident and pro-active
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills.
• An ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• An ability to work independently and as a team.
• Professional, highly organised, articulate, self-motivated, team player, customer facing

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Keyskills :
Customer ServiceEstimatingMicrosoft ExcelPricingSales Administration