Trainee Estimator

The Lettershop Limited is a long established integrated direct mail company which drives client value through the provision of digital and litho print mediums to maximise customer communication and marketing.- The Lettershop Limited has built its organisation to deliver on this, with a unique combination of market and consumer insight, customer communications strategy, technology and transformational expertise.- Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire- Reporting To: Commercial Manager. Producing Accurate Estimates within a time frame for the sales, customer services departments and their clients. Matrix grids and ad-hoc quotes as required. Supply estimate details to Production.- Key Responsibilities:
- Own and manage own workflow- Manage all types of pricing, looking at improvement, in support of the retention, simplification or improvement of existing business- Develop and improve the effectiveness of pricing calculators, rate cards, price curves and deliver benchmarking wherever beneficial- Gather, manipulate and analyse information regarding supplier spend, supply history to develop, recommend and create pricing strategies to improve competitiveness and maximize profitability- Work with team leaders and senior managers to drive up commerciality across the client servicing operation-
- Previous experience of manipulating and analysing numerical data- Experience working in a service-oriented organization with demanding customers- Product knowledge in sector would be a strong advantage- Mastery of Excel spread sheets (including pivot tables and charts) and a high level of PowerPoint skills- Experience working with web based sourcing/pricing tools- The ability to make independent decisions that are well thought through- The flexibility and ability to deliver pragmatic solutions which work on the ground without compromising- The ability to collate, evaluate, manipulate and draw conclusions from data, using this information to formulate strategies as appropriate- Strong customer focus and service skills- Assertiveness with the ability to challenge and push back when appropriate, whilst maintaining a professional attitude