Furniture Estimator

Furniture Estimator
Salary: £35,000 to £45,000- subject to experience
Leeds LS10, West Yorkshire - driving license essential
Permanent: Full Time
Profile
Our client, based on the outskirts of Leeds, is a market leader in the Hospitality Industry. They manufacturer and fit out Hotels with bespoke furniture & soft furnishings for clients such as Hilton, Marriott, Sheraton, Holiday Inn & Crowne Plaza.
Job Purpose
The successful Furniture Estimator will be responsible for estimating a range of products & services within the company.
Responsibilities but not limited to:-
* Evaluate incoming enquiries to ensure they are in line with company capabilities
* Identify and offer value engineer solutions to align with client's budget and expectations.
* Conduct handover meeting with project managers to ensure project is delivered in accordance with the tendered concept and to budget.
* Provide support to designers and project managers during the manufacturing and installation period of all orders.
* Accurate assessments of the materials and labour required to construct furniture.
* Understanding and interpreting client's drawings and tender documents.
* Revise quotations in response to any design alterations from the client or end-user
* Confident approach to question design intent to enable best manufacturing methods.
* Continuous interaction with our manufacturing and design teams to advance estimating skills and knowledge.
Essential Skills & qualifications
* Over 5 years' experience within joinery/ furniture sector
* Ability to organise & prioritise tasks
* Appreciation of the need to get the job done on time and to the correct standard
* Ability to solve problems by acting on own initiative
* Actively develops strong relationships with suppliers and colleagues
* IT Literate- particularly Excel
* Good communicator, able to communicate at all levels
* Willingness to learn
* Attention to detail
* Flexible approach and can-do attitude.
If you are ambitious and are looking to progress within a fantastic company, then please send your cv to apply for this Furniture Estimator role.
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