Position: Procurement and Quotation Specialist

Location: Richards Bay

Reporting Line: General Manager

Main Purpose: Cost estimators collect and analyze data in order to estimate the time, money and materials and labor to manufacture a product or provide a service.

Technical and Functional Competencies:

• BSc Degree in Civils or Architectural Engineering
• Min 2 years as an Estimator
• Key understanding knowledge of the engineering process involving high production machining to the manufacturing and refurbishment of heavy machinery and equipment.

Computer Skills:

• Pastel
• Word Excel
• Emails
• Internet

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Prepares work to be estimated, by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications and related documents
• Identifies labour, material and time requirements by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications and related documents
• Computes costs by analyzing labor and material and time requirements by using Job Sys
• Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information
• Sends prepared estimate/quote to customer
• Evaluating a products cost effectiveness or profitability
• Recommend ways to make a product more cost effective and profitable
• Orders and manages raw material and availability of job execution.
• Manages adherence to Quality, Environment, Health and Safety Procedures

Our client in the Civils Engineering Industry is looking for a Procurement and Quotation Specialist that is able to collect and analyze data to estimate time, costs, materials and labor to manufacture products or services.