Employer Description

Our client is an equipment manufacturer.

Job Description

Receive tenders / RFQ specifications.
Liaise with external suppliers, prepare high quality scopes of work, submit RFQ to suppliers, review, and adjudicate proposals received.
Monitor, respect and adhere to the tender deadlines.
Communicate with the head office to request engineering and/or material quotations.
Draft project proposals for review with the Key Account and Proposal Manager for approval.
Draft the commercial estimation and review with the Key Account Manager for approval.
Follow up the client evaluation process until order placement.
Accountable for compiling the project hand-overs when an order is received.
Attend close-out meetings at the end of projects to optimise future proposals.
Support repairs business with proposal reviews, bills of material, scopes of work where needed.
Interpret technical manuals, parts lists, bills of material and installation manuals for equipment, to aid in the building of proposals.
Occasional site inspections to be made to aid in the understanding and scoping of jobs.
With the Key Account Manager, review request for quotation for equipment repairs.
Align customers request with cost effective, technical, and operational requirements for repair work.
Contribute to the timeous and efficient preparation of the repair costings, liaise with Key Account Manager for sales strategy.

Qualifications

Tertiary Qualification (at least NDip level) in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering
South African Grade 12 / Matric is required.

Skills

Project costing or similar estimating experience is essential
Supply Chain / Purchasing experience will be beneficial
Knowledge of project management principles is advantageous.
Knowledge of heavy industrial equipment repair and modifications is advantageous.
Able to apply technical knowledge as part of the solution to the client.
Understand the process of project site work for the purpose of building project proposals
Computer literacy: Word, Excel, Microsoft Projects required.

Benefits