Estimator

Role Overview

Reporting to the Director of Production, the Estimator is a self-motivated, well organized, and highly efficient member of the Production team.

The incumbent is responsible for pricing our products and services accurately to remain competitive, and for interacting closely with suppliers and internal teams to ensure on time delivery of final pricing.

This is a hybrid role, working a minimum of 3 days out of our Scarborough office each week.

Highlights of What You Will Do

Estimation Planning & Execution:

• Strategically prepare and/or coordinate the preparation of full cost estimates on conceptual or production projects
• Obtain a complete and thorough understanding of the project scope in order to effectively estimate the project
• Utilize appropriate tools and resources to create the Bill of Materials (BOM) and estimate shop floor labour (Router) requirements for new opportunity quotes and production projects
• Provide project labor production plans (which support quotes or estimates) that designate production team requirements and unit per production targets
• Consults cross-functional teams when necessary, in order to corroborate and/or establish realistic labour targets
• Prepare and provide well thought-out quotations to the sales team in accordance with standard timelines, reflecting best estimates of materials and labour to support sales efforts.
• Review design options and recommend the best solution based on cost, budget, design, and/or availability of materials
• Extrapolate data from detailed CADs into pricing specifications
• Leveraging historical data/projects to support and/or direct future quoting efficiencies
• Strategizing with the Production and Sales teams’ to set pricing

Vendor Management and Relationship Building:

• Prepare and maintain a list of external vendors.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external vendors.
• Stay connected with suppliers to stay current with industry trends and knowledge.
• Initiate (or assist with) contract negotiations with key suppliers/vendors, actively seeking cost savings opportunities

Collaborative Project Execution:

• Work collaboratively and professionally with internal teams to execute client deliverables.
• Assist internal teams with the completion of RFQs
• Leverage historical data, relationships with suppliers/external vendors, and a comprehensive review of the project to achieve the most accurate estimate for customer requirements.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with internal teams
• Utilize project boards for constant communication and updates on project status and critical project information
• Comply with project board timelines to ensure On-Time In-Full project delivery.
• Troubleshoot with suppliers and/or internal stakeholders when a discrepancy exists in budgeted vs actual numbers
• Appropriately controls quotation scope changes to ensure project hand offs are able to be conducted efficiently and profitably
• Obtain multiple quotes to drive the lowest cost raw material inputs.
• Conduct postmortems by reviewing job close-out documents to identify opportunities to improve profitability on recurring projects
• Effectively and efficiently utilize company software, tools, equipment and time.

Other

• Participate in and comply with Health and Safety Policies, Practices, and Procedures.
• Adhere to company standard operating procedures and policies and utilize company tools and resources on a daily basis

What You’ll Need to be Successful

• 2+ years of experience in an estimating role or similar experiences
• Post-secondary education in Graphic Communication, Accounting, Project Management and/or Marketing
• Experience in a manufacturing facility, particularly in Point of Purchase display environment is preferred
• Experience with vendor relations is an asset
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong ability to adapt to changing circumstances
• Strong attention to detail
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to manage and organize multiple priorities with competing deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and thrives under pressure
• Knowledge to read and interpret CAD drawings
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative, team-based environment with minimal supervision
• Strong working knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite – Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Experience with an ERP system is an asset
• Advanced creative knowledge – graphics/structural/industrial design is an asset
• Perm materials and production knowledge is an asset
• Experiences with Estimating software is considered an asset