Administrator / Estimator

TeamJobs; Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Christmas shutdown

Discretionary annual bonus

Training and development

Progression opportunities

Job summary

TeamJobs, Poole, is recruiting an Administrator / Estimator to join the Fabrications team in a busy construction and manufacturing environment. The role blends estimating, sales administration, order processing and costing, with customer enquiries, quotations and supplier liaison.

You don’t necessarily need prior estimating experience; full training is provided for commercially minded candidates who are comfortable with numbers and working in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating, sales administration, order processing or a technical/construction environment is valuable.
• Good numeracy and pricing skills.
• Strong communication and customer service abilities.
• Comfortable handling multiple inquiries and priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook.
• Commercial awareness and ability to liaise with customers and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Processing new customer enquiries and sales orders.
• Preparing and submitting quotations within agreed timescales.
• Obtaining prices and quotations from suppliers.
• Building and maintaining relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Organising and coordinating customer deliveries.
• Processing job costing information.
• Recording stock movements and maintaining records.
• Purchasing materials and consumables to support production and project needs.
• Supporting invoicing and credit control when required.
• Keeping CRM and project records accurate and up to date.
• Assisting with coordinating machine servicing and maintenance.
• Producing reports and providing general support to the management team.

Skills

Estimating

Sales Administration

Order Processing

Technical Environment

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Monday - Friday | Permanent | Office Based

TeamJobs is working with an established and growing business within the construction and manufacturing sector to recruit an Administrator / Estimator to join their Fabrications team in Poole.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in estimating, sales administration, order processing or a technical/construction environment who enjoys a varied role combining customer enquiries, quotations, purchasing, project administration and costing.

You don't necessarily need previous estimating experience. If you're commercially minded, confident with numbers and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, full training can be provided.

The Role

Working closely with customers, suppliers, the sales team and wider business, you'll be responsible for:

• Processing new customer enquiries and sales orders
• Preparing and submitting quotations within agreed timescales
• Obtaining prices and quotations from suppliers
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers and suppliers
• Organising and coordinating customer deliveries
• Processing job costing information
• Recording stock movements and maintaining accurate records
• Purchasing materials and consumables to support production and project requirements
• Supporting invoicing and credit control when required
• Keeping CRM and project records accurate and up to date
• Assisting with the coordination of machine servicing and maintenance
• Producing reports and providing general support to the management team

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is:

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident working with numbers and pricing
• A strong communicator with excellent customer service skills
• Comfortable managing multiple enquiries and priorities
• Experienced using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook
• Commercially aware and confident liaising with customers and suppliers

Previous experience within construction, manufacturing, engineering, estimating, sales administration or a technical environment would be highly advantageous.

The ability to understand technical or architectural drawings would also be beneficial, but isn't essential.

What's On Offer?

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Christmas shutdown
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Supported training and development
• Genuine opportunities for progression within a growing business

If you have experience in estimating, sales administration, construction or a technical environment and you're looking for a varied position with plenty of opportunity to develop, we'd love to hear from you.