Corporate Estimating Manager - Printed Packaging

Remote, United States

Estimating Manager, Enterprise Projects & Strategy

This is a unique opportunity to move beyond a traditional plant, regional, or site-level estimating role and step into a position that influences the direction of estimating strategy across an entire North American packaging organization.

Reporting directly to enterprise estimating leadership, this individual will serve as a trusted partner and right hand to the leader of the estimating organization, helping drive critical initiatives that often struggle to gain momentum amid the demands of day-to-day operations. Rather than being tied to a specific region or facility, the successful candidate will operate at the enterprise level, leading initiatives that impact estimating performance, operational alignment, equipment standardization, reporting visibility, training development, acquisition integration, and large-scale commercial opportunities.

The role offers a rare combination of analytical responsibility, project leadership, and organizational influence. One day may involve coordinating a complex multi-site RFQ with commercial and finance leadership, while another may focus on developing KPI reporting tools, implementing new estimating standards, or facilitating collaboration between operations, supply chain, customer service, and plant leadership.

Success in this position will be measured by the ability to create meaningful improvements across the enterprise. Early wins may come through enhancing reporting tools, improving project coordination, and assuming ownership of significant bid opportunities. Longer-term accomplishments will include helping standardize estimating practices, improving enterprise visibility, supporting acquisition integration efforts, and establishing processes that can scale as the organization continues to grow.

For an estimating professional who has mastered the technical side of the function and wants broader exposure, increased strategic impact, and a pathway toward senior leadership responsibilities, this position represents a significant career advancement opportunity. Leadership views this role as a position with considerable long-term growth potential and possible succession opportunities within the enterprise estimating organization.

Our client is a leading North American provider of label and packaging solutions serving regulated, consumer, industrial, healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device, retail, and commercial markets. The organization operates an extensive manufacturing network across the United States and has built a broad portfolio that includes pressure-sensitive labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons, inserts, commercial print, and specialized engineered print solutions.

What makes the organization particularly compelling is its current stage of evolution. Having grown significantly through acquisitions, the company is now focused on integrating its manufacturing network through shared systems, common operating standards, stronger data visibility, and greater collaboration across facilities.

This transformation creates a significant opportunity for employees who want to influence enterprise-level change. Major corporate priorities include improving KPI visibility, aligning equipment and estimating practices, strengthening regional leadership, developing repeatable acquisition-integration processes, and creating common training resources across the organization.

The company combines the scale and resources of a large national platform with the technical expertise and customer intimacy of local operations. Employees have the opportunity to work across functions, broaden their business exposure,…