Estimating Manager

4 days ago

Durban, South Africa Hirt & Carter Full time

**_ESTIMATING MANAGER _**
**_HIRT & CARTER _**

**_DURBAN
- **

**_CORE PURPOSE OF THE JOB: _**
The Estimating Manager is responsible for the strategic input and negotiating best raw material prices to win new
business as well as retaining and grow existing business achieving profit objectives.

**_KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:_**
- Develop estimating standards which accurately reflect production capabilities
- Facilitate customer price increases ensuring price lists are updated timeously to ensure raw material costs are

contained and profit targets are achieved
- Conduct analysis on throughput sales and material usage by product and press to identify strategic focus areas

for improvement
- Develop and control relationships with successful contract / tender customers
- Manage and drive the B.E.E. procurement / enterprise and supplier development aspects of the B.E.E.

Scorecard
- Build strategic relationships and negotiate with suppliers
- Provide reports to management

**_QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE:_**
- Relevant tertiary qualification with at least 4 - 5 years’ experience in a similar role with a medium to large

organisation with experience on commercial management, financial analysis and business processes reporting
and documenting
- Qualification in Estimating will be advantageous
- Proven ability to manage and lead people is critical
- Commercially aware of the external market forces
- Advanced computer skills

**_BEHAVIOURS & ATTRIBUTES: _**
- Leadership skills
- Strong customer focus and understanding
- Creative, accurate and precise
- Ability to problem solve and negotiate
- Innovative and goal oriented

The advert has minimum requirements listed.

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