Estimator / Internal Sales - Fabrication & Laser Cutting

Confidential; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an Estimator/Sales Estimator or Account Manager in the Huddersfield area to bolster the commercial team. The role offers flexibility and can blend estimating with account management or broader business development depending on the candidate's strengths.

The successful candidate will review enquiries, prepare quotations, cost materials and manufacturing processes, and work closely with production while maintaining strong customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in sheet metal fabrication, subcontract manufacturing, or precision engineering.
• Good understanding of engineering drawings, costing and manufacturing processes.
• Commercially minded with strong customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Review customer enquiries, drawings and specifications.
• Produce accurate quotations and calculate costs.
• Obtain supplier and subcontract prices.
• Manage enquiries from quotation through to order.
• Liaise closely with production and existing customers.
• Follow up on quotations and build relationships.

Skills

Sheet metal fabrication experience

Subcontract manufacturing experience

Precision engineering knowledge

Engineering drawings understanding

Job description

Estimator / Account Manager - Fabrication / Laser Cutting / Machining

An established engineering and manufacturing business in the Huddersfield area is looking to strengthen its commercial team with an experienced Estimator, Sales Estimator or Account Manager.

This is a particularly flexible opportunity. The business is open to considering a dedicated Estimator, somebody combining estimating and account management, or could even consider commercially focused individual who can also support new business development as they will amend the role accordingly to each candidate's skills.

The Role

• - Reviewing customer enquiries, drawings and specifications
• - Producing accurate quotations
• - Calculating material, labour and manufacturing costs
• - Obtaining supplier and subcontract prices
• - Managing enquiries from quotation through to order
• - Liaising closely with production
• - Building relationships with existing customers
• - Following up quotations

For someone interested in the broader commercial position, the majority of the role would still focus on existing customers, enquiries and estimating.

What We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in speaking with candidates who have experience within sheet metal fabrication, subcontract manufacturing, precision engineering or a similar manufacturing environment.

You could currently be working as an:

Estimator Fabrication Estimator Sales Estimator Technical Estimator Account Manager Technical Sales Engineer Proposals Engineer

A good understanding of engineering drawings, costing and manufacturing processes would be highly beneficial.

The company is flexible on background and is more interested in finding someone with the right industry knowledge and commercial/technical understanding than somebody matching an exact job title.

Package

• - Competitive salary
• - Flexibility for a particularly experienced candidate
• - Monday-Thursday: 7:30am-4:15pm (slight change of hours would be possible)
• - Friday: 7:30am-1:30pm
• - Flexibility around start and finish times
• - Early finish every Friday
• - Predominantly office/site-based
• - Long-term opportunity within an established business

This would suit somebody looking for a role where they can use their technical manufacturing knowledge alongside estimating and customer-facing skills, with scope to shape the position around their strengths.