Permanent - Cost Estimator - Ekurhuleni (East Rand) - South Africa

The cost estimator will support the activities of the external sales team and will report to the Sales manager.

An opportunity exists for a service-driven, methodical administrator and sourcing specialist with exposure in branding and sourcing of promotional products and corporate gifts. The main purpose of this role is to source products, generate quotes, and place orders.

The successful candidate will need to:

1. Ensure all quote requests are submitted correctly and within the company’s time frame as set out in our SLA’s.
2. Attend to all administrative tasks within the required timeframes including supplier PO’s and customer PO's.
3. Calculate costings.
4. Put together proposals that are as per clients' brief or requirements.
5. Propose products to clients.
6. Negotiate with suppliers for the best possible price in order to maintain beneficial GP.
7. Offer and suggest alternative products and/or services in order to meet end users' deadlines.
8. Provide first-line sales telephonic assistance to customers.
9. Identify sales opportunities.
10. Follow up on quotations.
11. Communicate and update the external sales executive on all quotations.
12. Hand over quotations which have received Purchase orders to the production team.
13. Assist management with ad hoc projects and requests where necessary.
14. Ensure documentation is submitted timeously.
15. Have in-depth CI knowledge for all allocated customers.
16. Perform various office administrative duties.
17. Work with various departments within the company to ensure orders are completed in time and according to our company standards – includes briefing departments accordingly in order for them to fulfill their duties.
18. Have at least 3-5 years’ experience in sales administration, quoting, and/or production.
19. Have the ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
20. Exhibit basic financial acumen and analytical behavior.
21. Be efficient, organized, and able to multi-task.
22. Possess excellent interpersonal skills in a target-driven environment and ability to liaise on all levels.
23. Manage production and/or have knowledge of production.
24. Knowledge of CI and CAD approvals will be beneficial.
25. Demonstrate excellent ability to plan, organize, and handle customer queries.
26. Exhibit a sense of urgency.
27. Must have own vehicle.
28. Be computer literate (MS Office, Netsuite, Accpac, or Sage).
29. Be proficient in English and Afrikaans.
30. Have the ability to take initiative and work unsupervised.
31. Have a strong phone presence and be willing to telephonically call clients and suppliers and speak to them.

Attributes:

1. Excellent organizational skills.
2. Ability to work as part of a team.
3. Ability to take instructions from the external sales executive.
4. Work under extreme pressure with frequent interruptions.