Estimator Jobs

Purpose:

Supports Commercial Sales and Operations with accurate and timely cost estimates (internal quotes) that are fundamental to ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. Analysis of job-cost report variances in relation to estimated verses actual run-times, material usage, and sales price, and publishes the variance reports to key stakeholders to initiate appropriate adjustments. Supports new project estimating tasks as needed.

Estimator Responsibilities:

Determines accurate process inputs (material usage, waste factors, press times, labor, etc.) required to derive accurate quotes that meet business timelines and drive the Tapemark ERP process.

• Generates commercial estimates that supports sales and internal customers with timely and accurate quotes.
• Maintain and improve on quotation logbook or database.
• Become Subject Mater Expert (SME) on the Estimating Software Program.
• Proactively gather the necessary information to create the most accurate quotations.
• Performs necessary calculations to incorporate minimum buy and yields of materials.
• Generate and maintain a fundamental understanding of Oral Thin Film (OTF) and Transdermal Delivery System (TDS) manufacturing and packaging processes.
• Communicate effectively to key stakeholders on quotation requirements, improvements, and status updates. This includes close collaboration with Sales, R&D, Purchasing (Supply Chain), Project Management, Scheduling, Production, and Materials Management.
• Analyze estimated and actual job-costing reports to determine accuracy of the quotation and/or suggest improvements to the process.

Performs job-costing and financial analysis on on-going basis, and initiates action items and or any adjustments to estimates based on the actuals.

• On regular intervals, evaluates the closed and in-production job cost reports to analyze the estimated verses actual run-time differences, material differences and billing differences, and generates corresponding reports for management review. Create and report job-costing metrics as needed.