Estimator

Estimator

Jones Healthcare Group is a world-class provider of advanced packaging and medication dispensing solutions. With over 100 years serving health and wellness markets, the privately held company is moving through an aggressive growth strategy with plans to invest $20 million into the business over the next two years.

“Over a century ago, Jones provided apothecary packaging to help pharmacists safely dispense medication to patients,” says Ron Harris, President & CEO at Jones. “One thing has never wavered since our beginning: we have always been focused on wellness. It’s in our DNA.”

Through its four business units—Cartons & Labels, Packaging Services, Canadian Pharmacy and Medication Adherence —and its three European subsidiaries Venalink UK, Venalink Spain, and MEDI-Clear, the company brings a unique expertise across health sectors to its customers. And, with a continued vision to advance healthcare with progressive packaging platforms, Jones puts consumer well-being first while responding to evolving market needs.

For more information, please visit www.joneshealthcaregroup.com.

Summary of position

Reporting to the Director, Finance, the Estimator is responsible for developing prices that generate profit margins consistent with client and product/organizational strategies. The Estimator processes bid packages; generates quotes; and performs post-order profitability analysis.

As a team member, the Estimator collaborates with Production in the process of generating a work plan for efficient product execution; Sales in meeting pricing deadlines; Purchasing in the sourcing of material cost inputs; and Product Development in the discovery of new materials, products and manufacturing capabilities. The Estimator supports the department in the equitable and fair management of the daily workload, and participates in and identifies process improvement (administrative and product) opportunities.

If you love working collaboratively and cross functionally within a dynamic team environment inside a growing company, then this position will be of interest to you.

If you get excited bringing unique solutions through mathematical and technical expertise, then this position is a perfect fit for you.

If you are a natural problem solver, with highly developed analytical and numerical skills, then you'll want to consider this opportunity.

Here are some the different activities you'll be asked to do:

• Manage and coordinate quoting activities funneled through Client Services and Sales
• Calculate costs by analyzing equipment, material and labour time requirements for each project
• Establish selling prices, consistent with client/product and organizational profitability objectives
• Communicate critical information to purchasing and production as it pertains to vendors, products and pricing
• Generate and maintain master product specifications to produce quality jobs efficiently, using our existing equipment and/or outsourcing when appropriate
• Routinely compare estimated and actual production and material cost to verify planned profitability
• Investigate variances through collaboration with Production and/or Sales to determine a strategy to  mitigate future product variances
• Monitor client and product margins for consistency with pricing strategies
• Generate and maintain pricing files used within the department and with Client Services

If you've got:

• A post-secondary degree or diploma
• A minimum of 2 years estimating experience (preferably in sheet and web environment)
• Advanced Excel skills (i.e. VLOOKUP Tables, Data Tables, If/OR and IF/AND statements, INDEX/MATCH Tables, conditional formatting)

We’d like to hear from you!

Please submit a cover letter and resume. 

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our commitment to accessibility for all persons with disabilities, Jones Packaging Inc. will, upon the request of the applicant, provide accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact the Jones Human Resources department at 1.800.265.9093 about your needs, and we will consult with you to ensure suitable accommodation is provided.

For all feedback on equity and accommodation needs, please also contact the Human Resources department.