Position : Estimator
Location : York
Sector : Mechanical engineering
Salary : 35,000-40,000
Hybrid : Yes. 3 days office, 2 days home
About the role :
Taking enquiries and RFQs for the service and repair of mechanical equipment and providing accurate estimates of costings
- Handling of initial customer Request for Quote
- Review of technical and commercial specification and highlighting any areas of concern/focus.
- Efficient raising of enquiries in system (Salesforce)
- Liaising with Customer contacts with regards to enquiries to fully understand their requirements in relation to quotation return date, technical scope, commercial, delivery and quality
- Obtaining supplier / sub-contractor pricing as required
- Collating of relevant information and technical data and generating internal document packs for estimates/quotes
- Development of detailed, technical estimation. Incorporating structured work scope, budgeted hours and direct costs
- Formulate detailed commercial quotation documents and send to the customer.
- Liaise with Customers & Area Sales Engineer(s) daily, ensuring communication is clear and effective.
- Support technical procurement, as part of the estimation process, liaising with suppliers and sub-contractors.
- Ensure quotation and quoted work scope aligns with the customers PO and that the order acknowledgement is done in accordance with policy, with agreed terms and in a timely manner.
- Hand over quotation pack to Operations to allow order to be released
- Liaise with operations (Production Manager, Supervisor, Team Leaders) in relation to any changes to scope on released orders and generate quotation for additional work/variations.
- Have a pro-active approach & help promote/develop Core Values, LEAN, 5's & Safe Behaviour Program. (SBP).
- Co-operating with safety representatives to actively promote safe working practices and encourage a positive Health and Safety Culture within the Service Centre.
About you :
- Qualifications:
- HNC in mechanical engineering or business level equivalent
- Working knowledge of mechanical workshop processes and repair principles.
- Comfortable with multi-tasking and changing direction to meet customer/business demands at the time.
- Conversant with Microsoft office including word, excel and Outlook.
- Previous experience of working in a service industry environment.
- Experience in use of ERP systems (such as Microsoft Dynamics or similar).
- Prince 2
- Proficiency in CRM systems
- Customer Relations experience.
Key words : York, Yorkshire, Estimator, Mechanical, Engineer, Engineering