Estimator and Purchaser

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Blue Arrow Full time

main tasks and responsibility: Estimating
- Determine the scope of the job required - do we have ability to produce in-house? Do we have tooling, machinery and material? If yes, determine which press section / how we will produce work for calculation of estimate
- If we cannot produce or source a job, issue a 'regret' on paperwork
- If we can manufacture to the customer requirements, determine which section, look at time the job will take, look up tooling and material prices and use calculation structure to work prices
- Show all workings in full and neatly for others to follow, capturing all detail on appropriate form
- Highlight all that needs typing up on quotation
- Double check your work and calculations
- Check material stock as necessary
- If required, go to sub-contractors to obtain prices and put on a mark-up. Again, negotiate costs if possible
- Speak to Steve as and when you feel you need information or teaching things you are unsure of

Scope - main tasks and responsibility: Purchasing
- Receive details of required purchase orders to place with suppliers from various sources (general stock form requests, job card issued, specific requests)
- Determine which suppliers to choose (annotated on paperwork, historic job etc). Negotiate pricing when possible
- Write out purchase order including full detail
- Request a PO acknowledgement
- Fill internal section in once sent
- Fill job card in, showing details on who supplier is, PO number and date placed
- Keep job card and order paperwork until supplier acknowledges purchase order with due date
- Check order acknowledgement from supplier to purchase order for all details
- Amend and discuss / authorise any changes if necessary
- Annotate job card to show goods inwards due date, ensuring material or job will be received in good time
- Annotate job card with a blue dot if the purchase will be a simple 'buy & sell' job
- Annotate sales order paperwork with goods inwards due date and give order acknowledgement to be sent
- Highlight if a job required FIM to be sent to supplier on 'special instruction' area on job card. Print a copy of the PO (without the internal section filled out), give to material controller for allocating and sending FIM to supplier
- In the event of goods not being received as per suppliers acknowledged date, speak to supplier, determine the reason for overdue delivery, amend the job card and pass paperwork for informing customer of late delivery

Phones:

- Answer incoming calls and deal with customer queries, as part of the sales team

Training:

- On-site training will be delivered as part of the induction process

£24,000 per anumn

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