Buyer Estimator

GCM Medical and OEM, Inc.; Union City (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GCM Medical and OEM, Inc. is seeking a Buyer Estimator to coordinate supplier pricing, lead times, and cost data for accurate quotes. You will work with raw materials, outside processing, and ASLs to support RFQs and ensure quoting accuracy in a dynamic market.

Responsibilities include reviewing RFQs, obtaining supplier quotes, and entering data into Epicor while collaborating with Estimating, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to align assumptions with production capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in buying, procurement, or estimating support.
• 3–10 years of progressive buying, sourcing, or supply chain support experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Experience with ERP systems; Epicor experience preferred.
• Proficient in reading blueprints.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Desirable: manufacturing environment experience.
• Desirable: experience supporting estimating, costing, or quoting activities.

Responsibilities

• Purchases materials and coordinates quote-level pricing for raw materials, parts, supplies, and outside services to support customer RFQs.
• Sourcing supplier quotes to build cost models for new and repeat business.
• Reviews requisitions, RFQs, or estimating requests for goods and services.
• Interviews suppliers to obtain pricing, availability, lead times, MOQs, and quote validity.
• Maintains the Approved Supplier List (ASL) and ensures supplier quality alignment.
• Prepares and issues RFQ packages for raw materials and outside processing.
• Reviews supplier quotes for accuracy, scope, and competitiveness.
• Enters and maintains supplier quote data, pricing, and lead times in Epicor.
• Communicates pricing risks and sourcing concerns to Estimating team.
• Expedites supplier responses to meet RFQ deadlines.
• Keeps procurement and estimating records updated with costs and histories.
• Collaborates with Engineering and Quality to ensure sourcing aligns with production capabilities.
• Supports process improvements for estimating and quoting.

Skills

Reading blueprints

Verbal & written communication

Initiative

Detail oriented

Time management

Manufacturing experience

Costing / quoting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Epicor ERP

Job description

Description

The Buyer Estimator position is responsible for supporting the Estimating team by coordinating supplier pricing, lead times, and sourcing information required to build accurate and competitive quotes. This role focuses on obtaining raw material and outside processing quotes, validating supplier capabilities, and entering cost data into the Epicor system to support RFQs for existing and new business. The Buyer Estimator plays a key role in ensuring quote accuracy, responsiveness, and alignment with market conditions.

JOB DUTIES

• Purchases materials or coordinates activities involved with procuring quote-level pricing for raw materials, parts, supplies, and outside services in support of customer RFQs
• Supports the Estimating team by sourcing supplier quotes required to build cost models for new and repeat business
• Receives and reviews requisitions, RFQs, or estimating requests for goods and services
• Interviews and confers with suppliers to obtain pricing, availability, lead times, minimum order quantities, and quote validity
• Works with approved suppliers and supports maintenance of the Approved Supplier List (ASL)
• Assures that suppliers engaged during the quoting process can meet quality and specification requirements
• Prepares and issues request-for-quote (RFQ) packages to suppliers for raw materials and outside processing
• Reviews supplier quotes for accuracy, scope alignment, and competitiveness
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price and historical data
• Enters and maintains supplier quote data, pricing, and lead times in the Epicor ERP system to support estimating activities
• Communicates pricing risks, long lead items, or sourcing concerns to the Estimating team
• Expedites supplier quote responses as needed to meet customer RFQ deadlines
• Maintains procurement and estimating support records, including quoted items, costs, supplier responses, and pricing history
• May work with suppliers to support quoting of custom-designed or non-standard items based on engineering or customer specifications
• Works cross-functionally with Estimating, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure sourcing assumptions align with production capabilities
• Supports continuous improvement of the estimating and quoting process through improved supplier response time and data accuracy
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Must be a team player as measured by his/her peers

Requirements

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent combination of industry buying, procurement, or estimating support experience
• Minimum of 3 – 10 years of progressive work experience in buying, sourcing, or supply chain support
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Experience working with ERP systems; Epicor experience preferred
• Proficient in reading blueprints
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in written form

DESIRED

• Strong initiative with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Detail oriented with strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience supporting estimating, costing, or quoting activities