* Prepare details, accurate job estimates for printed packaging products based on customer specifications, materials, machine capabilities, and labour requirements.
* Ensure estimates are accurate and aligned with company strategy and market benchmarks.
* Liaise with sales, customer service and production teams to support client quote requests.
* Develop and maintain pricing models, factoring in production time, materials, machine usage, waste, and other variable costs.
* Oversee all purchasing activities for raw materials, outsourced services, production supplies
* Negotiate with suppliers to ensure best value in terms of cost, quality, and service levels.
* Monitor supplier performance, pricing trends, and material availability across the UK and European network.
* Develop and implement procurement strategies that align with company goals.
* Set development objectives for colleagues within your team and monitor performance
* Identify any individual training requirements within the Technical team and advise the Operations Director accordingly
* Produce weekly/monthly reports on production costs, estimate accuracy, material consumption, and production & procurement KPIs.
* Present cost performance data and strategic purchasing insights to senior management
* Work closely with production and technical teams to ensure feasibility and efficiency of proposed specifications
* Keep up to date of emerging materials, sustainable packaging options, and industry
* Comply with all certification requirement
Skills and Attributes:
* Previous experience of working within a commercial field, ideally purchasing and estimating
* Experience working within packaging sector desirable
* Commercial Acumen: Able to balance customer needs with margin and cost considerations.
* Excellent interpersonal, leadership and organisational skills
* Confident and enthusiastic, with a desire to continuously learn and develop yourself and others through mentoring and training
* Willingness and ability to communicate company directives to the team in positive, concise and effective manner
* IT literate and fully conversant with Microsoft Office suite
* Experience of supplier negotiation, or a willingness to learn appropriate techniques and practices for day-to-day supplier interaction
* Proactive character of high integrity, accountability and flexibility
Benefits for the Estimating and Procurement Manager include:
* Competitive Salary DOE
* Company Workplace Pension up to 3%
* Long Service Award, additional annual leave starting from 5 years’ service
* Death in Service
* Salary Benefits Program including : Car Salary Sacrifice/ Cycle to Work/ Employee Discounts
* Recruitment Referral Program
* Annual Company Social Events : Summer & Christmas
Working Hours:
* Monday–Friday, 37.5hrs per week. Some flexibility regarding start/finish times, minimum 7.5hrs per day excluding lunch time.
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