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About the Role
The Estimating Specialist develops accurate and competitive cost estimates to support customer requirements by determining optimal process cost structures. This role collaborates closely with Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, and Production to prepare quotations and bids, analyzing labor, material, and process costs to ensure accuracy. The Estimating Specialist possesses extensive knowledge of products, services, and manufacturing processes and serves as a subject-matter expert in one or more functional areas. With limited oversight, this role documents and administers estimating processes, supports cross-functional communication, and leads or contributes to process improvement initiatives while addressing complex questions and challenges.
Responsibilities
- Become an expert in the product line, production capabilities, and cost structure related to satisfying customer requirements.
- Review customer requirements including specifications and drawings.
- Coordinate any customer specification deviation requests.
- Visit TGC facilities participating in GEMBA and Kaizen activities to understand and document process capability and related cost structure.
- Develop and improve costing calculators and models by product line to drive the efficiency and accuracy of the quoting process.
- Create costing models using TGC’s quoting calculators and Visual Estimating Window to competitively quote customer requirements.
- Utilize and continuously improve automated quoting module PCM.
- Participate in the Quote follow-up process to understand ‘what it will take to earn the business’ and make necessary quotation adjustments.
- Participate in the ‘after’ Quote process (After Action Review – AAR) to understand customer feedback and analyze process capability for improvement opportunities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Three to five years’ experience with custom manufacturing quoting processes.
- Outstanding Excel skills including formulas, lookup tables, and ODBC links.
- Proficiency creating written and pictorial documentation of manufacturing processes, especially for the purpose of documenting capability and best process cost structures.
- Experience with computer software including MS Office, ERP software and portal access.
- Experience in low volume, high variety manufacturing a plus.
- Experience working as a machinist or craftsman a plus.
- Experience working in an ISO quality environment a plus.
- Associate's degree or Relative Certifications a plus.
- Reasonable accommodation(s) for may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Skills
- MS Office
- ERP software
- Excel
- Formulas
- Lookup tables
- ODBC links
- Written documentation
- Pictorial documentation
- Computer software
- Portal access
Location
- Amsterdam, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Associate's degree or Relative Certifications
Salary/Compensations
- $64,169 - $86,623
Benefits
- A safe and healthy work environment
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
- Comprehensive, cost-effective employee benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability
- 401(k) retirement savings program with 50% employer match (up to 6% of contributions)
- ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) – The Gund Company is 30% employee-owned - Shares are awarded each year based on profitability with no out-of-pocket investment.
About the Company
- Since 1951, The Gund Company has been a family-owned manufacturer and fabricator of engineered material solutions specializing in customized electrical insulation parts.
- With 16+ facilities worldwide, we specialize in custom fabricated parts manufactured according to certified quality systems.
- We take a consultative, engineering approach to understanding customer needs and have a reputation for outstanding customer service and quality.
Equal Opportunity
- It is the policy of The Gund Company to recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination.