Quote Estimator

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Assist customers and prospective customers in a professional manner.
• Strive for 100% customer satisfaction.
• Capitalize on opportunities to cross-sell / up-sell customers.
• Present oneself professionally on the telephone.
• Person to person representation requires a clean professional appearance.
• Development of a detailed manufacturing plan (routing) using the supplied estimating software. package and quote process to cover all job costs including :
• Material
• Labor
• Delivery time estimates
• Provide a detailed worksheet showing expected margin based on markup standards and seek signed approval if the expected profit percentage is below the set minimum.
• Provide customers with pricing to develop the manufacturing plan within a reasonable delivery date and time. Estimators are expected to meet the quote due dates originally assigned in the opportunity / quote and notify the General Manager if the dates are in jeopardy of not being met.
• Collaborate in a team environment to promote positive company growth.
• Provide customers with information regarding inconsistent blueprints and details of the issues for resolution and completion.
• Participate in and contribute to sales meetings regarding quote packages, weekly goals, ideas for process improvements and status of win / lose status of quotes. If applicable
• Work closely with General Manager and Production team to determine root causes of discrepancies in estimated costs vs actual costs and help drive improvement to increase product margins.

Minimum Qualifications