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Quotations Specialist
December 3, 2021 | Comments Off on Quotations Specialist
Provide your expertise to our operational teams in Kier FM, by joining us today as a Quotations Specialist, and develop your skills & ambition in a company that rewards you every day.
Job title: Quotations Specialist
Location: Centenary House, Basingstoke
Business Area: Facilities Management - Public Sector Contracts
Contract: Permanent, full time, 40 hours per week - apply and discuss with us about flexibility around working hours
Salary: £27-32k depending on experience + competitive benefits package
Kier Places are recruiting now for a Quotations Specialist to join our team in Basingstoke to assist with an increasing workload and play a crucial role in delivering a best-in-class pricing service for one of our key public sector contracts, whilst positively contributing to the overall revenue management by ensuring accurate cost estimating, minimising the impact on cash flow & WIP and reduce commercial risk for open jobs. This role will involve managing and coaching a quotes team, supervising & approving necessary work, as well as providing cover for the Commercial Revenue/Quotes Manager.
Key Responsibilities
The Quotations Specialist is an integral & trusted member of the Commercial team. The jobs that will be priced are for reactive & minor project works for our sites across the UK, where you will need to work with the Quotes Administrators to ensure works are quoted, tendered, approved and recommended appropriately, working to achieve right-first-time quotes & estimates to reduce billing queries.
Working collaboratively with all stakeholders, as a Quotations Specialist we'll look to you to maintain an accurate Quotes Tracker, attending regular review meetings with Contract Managers, and work with the operational managers to develop & manage key stakeholder relationships through transparent and accurate reports. You will also work closely with the Commercial Revenue/Quotes Manager to ensure appropriate escalation of queries and deputise in their absence.
What do we need from you?
To be a Quotations Specialist with Kier, you should bring with you some supervisory experience within a similar commercial environment - facilities management or construction-related industry is preferable; demonstrate your self-starter attitude with significant experience in the application and billing process; together with a clear and demonstrable understanding of the end to end revenue stream and its impact on profitability.
In a leadership & supervisor capacity, you should be able to show you are an energetic, punctual, proactive, and reliable team player with the ability to lead, guide, and motivate others, and have strong skills to communicate with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
We're looking for someone who is financially astute with Microsoft Excel advanced proficiency, have excellent data handling skills, and a solid understanding of pricing and managing WIP. Ideally, you'll have a Finance (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, AAT) or Quantity Surveying / Estimating related qualification or background, and have working knowledge of Accounting practices.
Find out more here about the great benefits we offer our employees.
Who are we?
We are Kier Facilities Management - the team that's putting people into FM, delivering an incredibly wide range of innovative management and maintenance solutions, right across the UK. We're a crucial part of Kier Places, providing hard and soft facilities management to hundreds of Government department sites and public buildings - offering you a role that will challenge and reward you, every single day.
Room to grow. Space to succeed. Join us today as a Quotes Specialist.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) Clearance which will take place during your employment but can take multiple weeks/months to complete.
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