Estimation Intern

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Ramco Group is a conglomerate of over 50 companies operating within East Africa with a focus in 6 sectors: Print, Hardware, Manufacturing, Office Supplies, Services & Property. The Group started from humble beginnings as a hardware store in Nairobi in 1948 and has since expanded into Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda and now employs over 4,000 people with an annual turnover in excess of US$300 million.

JOB SUMMARY

RequirementsBachelor degree in Applied Statistics, Economics, Mathematics or equivalent.Completion of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary EducationOn the job experience in Printing/Publishing & Packaging would be added advantage.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Estimates labour and material costs of printing binding books, pamphlets, periodicals, calendars, promotional materials, note books and diaries and other printed matter, based on specifications outlined on sales order or submitted by prospective customer.Examines specifications, sketches and sample layouts and calculates unit and production costs, using labour & material pricing schedules and considering factors like size and number of sheets or pages, paper stock requirements, binding operations, halftones, number and units of colours and quality of finished product, to define cost effective competitive price.Confers with department heads or production personnel to develop or confirm information regarding various cost elements.May estimate cost of mailing finished printed matter if specified on order.May estimate labour and material cost of specific phase of printing, like plate making or binding, and be designated according to specialty as Estimator, Printing-Plate-Making print. and pub. or Estimator, Binding print.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Reporting, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Stock and inventory management, Mathematics

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree