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Job purpose:
Key responsibilities:
Estimating & Quotation Development
This role interacts internally with:
Competencies required:
Qualifications
- To prepare accurate, detailed, and competitive quotations for products, components, or large-scale manufacturing projects by analysing technical specifications, production requirements, and customer needs.
- The Estimator works closely with sales, engineering, and production teams to develop quotes and proposals that align with the companys commercial objectives while ensuring feasibility, profitability, and compliance with technical standards and timelines.
Key responsibilities:
Estimating & Quotation Development
- Analyse drawings, specifications, and customer requirements to determine project scope.
- Liaise with engineering, procurement, and production teams to validate costing assumptions.
- Compile a quotations as per the specification of the organisation by obtaining various quotes from subcontractors, vendors and suppliers
- Compile quotation by calculating direct labour (assembly-fabrication-welding) costs, machine costs, and material costs
- Understand the need/s of our various customers to ensure we quote accurately and competitively
- Determine factors affecting costs, such as production time, materials, direct labour and services
- Work to obtain material costs that fits the customers requirements namely lead time, price and alternates
- Compile damage reports on repair jobs together with the technical team to accompany quotations
- Presenting prepared estimates to management
- Collaborate with the sales team to align technical estimates with customer needs and expectations.
- Assess commercial and technical risks
- Review and manage pricing strategies in line with market conditions and company margins.
- Maintain a pipeline of active quotations and monitor win/loss ratios.
- Prepare monthly management reports
This role interacts internally with:
- Engineering,
- Procurement,
- Production,
- Finance
- Quality
- Customers
- Suppliers
Competencies required:
Qualifications
- National Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related
- Familiarity with South African labour and materials markets and pricing structures.
- Solid understanding of relevant industry standards and project management principles.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and BOMs (Bills of Materials).
- Proficiency in estimating tools/software
- Deep understanding of machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, and other industrial processes.
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