Estimating & Procurement Manager

OFFSET PRINT & PACKAGING LIMITED; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary DOE

Company Workplace Pension up to 3%

Long Service Award

Death in Service

Salary Benefits Program

Recruitment Referral Program

Annual Company Social Events

Job summary

A packaging solutions provider in Aylesford is seeking an Estimating and Procurement Manager to oversee the procurement activities and prepare accurate job estimates for printed packaging products. The role involves liaising with sales and production teams, developing pricing models, and negotiating with suppliers. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in purchasing and estimating, particularly within the packaging sector. Benefits include a competitive salary and various perks such as a company pension and annual events.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a commercial field, ideally in purchasing and estimating.
• Experience working in the packaging sector is desirable.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Able to balance customer needs with margin and cost considerations
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and organisational skills
• Mentoring/training others to develop teams
• Able to communicate company directives clearly to the team
• IT literate and comfortable with Office suite
• Experience in supplier negotiation or willingness to learn techniques
• High integrity, accountability and flexibility

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate job estimates for printed packaging products.
• Liaise with sales, customer service, and production teams.
• Develop and maintain pricing models.
• Develop and maintain pricing models considering production time, materials, machine usage and waste
• Oversee all purchasing activities for raw materials and production supplies
• Negotiate with suppliers to ensure best value in cost, quality and service levels
• Monitor supplier performance, pricing trends and material availability across the UK and Europe
• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with company goals
• Set development objectives for team members and monitor performance
• Identify training needs within the Technical team and advise the Operations Director accordingly
• Produce weekly/monthly reports on production costs, estimate accuracy and KPIs
• Present cost performance data and strategic procurement insights to senior management
• Work with production and technical teams to ensure feasibility and efficiency of specifications
• Keep up to date with emerging materials and sustainable packaging options
• Comply with all certification requirements

Skills

Previous experience in purchasing and estimating

Experience in packaging sector

Commercial acumen

Excellent interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Supplier negotiation skills

Proactive character

Industry knowledge in packaging

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• 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.