What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estimator position at Arcade Beauty?
About Arcade Beauty :
Arcade Beauty is the strategic combination of Arcade Marketing and Bioplan. We deliver a complete spectrum of sampling solutions through the unique expertise of our subsidiaries : Biopack, Carestia, Dixon Direct, Le Papillon, Mappel, Phoenix Glass, Socoplan and Socopol.
Arcade Beauty ignites consumer interest and brings products to life. As a preeminent provider of sampling solutions to the leading beauty, fragrance and skin-care brands, Arcade Beauty offers solutions that can accelerate consumer trial and purchase.
Position Summary :
The Estimator will be responsible for creating pricing estimates, conducting detailed price comparison analysis and participating in continuous improvement projects.
The role works closely with Sales, Package Engineering, Finance, Operations and external vendors.
Key Responsibilities :
- Collaborate with operations, package engineers, procurement and sales during estimate creation to ensure overall accuracy and consistency to fulfill project requirements.
- Work closely with external vendors to secure accurate pricing for direct materials and printed materials.
- Prepare accurate pricing for projects with the proper level of detail using mathematical models to generate estimates.
- Critically analyze project quote requests to understand risk and opportunities and articulate those to management.
- Learn and understand product specifications and associated manufacturing processes and equipment to then translate into reliable quotes.
- Organize and maintain quotation files with sufficient detail to ensure accurate quote information.
- Develop strong relationships with the Sales team to foster collaboration and improve turnaround time.
- Provide required information to Purchasing for accurate execution new order requests.
- And other duties / responsibilities as assigned based on the needs of the company.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Industrial Engineering or relevant field or a combination of equivalent education and work experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of estimator / industry experience in a consumer-packaged goods company.
- Position requires significant mathematical calculations associated with estimating toolbox.
- Experience in understanding manufacturing costs including direct labor, materials as well as fixed factory costs as they relate to product costing.
- Preferred knowledge of filling, packaging, and attaching equipment and operations.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite with advanced knowledge of Excel.
Arcade Beauty is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Last updated : 2024-10-07
Salary : $53,800 - $68,100
