Job Order: 5459
Staff Representative: Tim Jadwin
Position: Cost Estimator
Location: New York
Company Summary:
Our client is an advertising and marketing firm serving primarily the pharmaceutical industry. It specializes in branding and strategy.
Description:
Overview:
The Cost Estimator is responsible for maintaining a proper balance between the profitability of the company and the achievement of total Client satisfaction. The estimator prepares and manages budgets for all agency accounts and plays an integral leadership role to production and account services.
Description of Duties:
- Assist production with vendor bids
- Prepare agency estimates for all production jobs based on Client specifications; enter estimates into Advantage
- Writing all purchase orders prior to authorizing any production, including costs (or estimated cost range)
- Access Advantage system to provide PO number to those associates who need them; enter purchase orders into advantage.
- Proactively leads budget management with account services, and is responsible for knowing budget status at all times. Flagging changes in specs (that affect estimates) to account services and creative
- Manage actual vs. estimate reports
- Identify time management issues and proactively work with team members to address
- Prepare revised estimates in a timely manner and help manage Client expectations for costs based on work required and changing project scopes
- Provide updates on project status with daily status reports, appropriately prioritizes workload, identifies and resolves discrepancies and ensures that jobs are delivered on time and on budget
- Work with accounting department to verify vendor invoices and resolve any billing issues
- Maintain "back up" job folders with individual project documentation
- Comply with all Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines and requirements
- Understand the impact of client changes and is able to proactively develop options and requirements so projects stay on track
- Work to coordinate deadlines and resolve conflicts; communicates proactively, effectively, and frequently with all parties
- Understand and operate within the agency’s processes, procedures, and guidelines
- Take part in operational and process projects. This includes departmental projects
- Demonstrate solid partnership with other areas of the agency to produce great work. Understands the roles of each functional area and provides each role with the appropriate tools, information, and time needed to produce the best possible work
- Continually look for ways to improve efficiencies
- The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelors Degree, preferably in business
- Proficiency in Windows XP, Microsoft Office Suites
- Proficiency in Advantage
