New Business Estimator & Cost Analyst

Sharp Services, LLC; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp Services, LLC seeks a Senior Estimator to lead and coordinate the new business estimating process for opportunities, major product changes, and operations projects. You will align requirements across Sales, Engineering, Production, Quality, and Finance to deliver accurate cost estimates.

The role emphasizes strong organization and communication skills as you manage estimate life cycles, perform risk assessments, and provide actionable options to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain overall responsibility for the Sharp New Business Estimating Business practice.
• Processes estimate requests generated by Sharp Sales and Marketing.
• Inputs and updates estimate request information using the Estimating software.
• Consults with Sharp Purchasing, Design, Project Managers to develop specifications and costs for materials and components.
• Develops estimates consisting of material components, machine rates and labor rates, for new business opportunities at Sharp.
• Coordinate with Production Management to determine the most effective method of production/packaging for individual new business opportunities.
• Coordinate with Engineering and other technical resources within Sharp to determine tooling, equipment, and quality requirements that may impact cost.
• Assist in resolving project issues as they arise and provide alternative solutions throughout the estimate life cycle.
• Assume role as operational contact for all estimates for Account Executive, Senior Management, Functional Management and Project Management.
• Perform a technical risk assessment on all new business opportunities.
• Participation in the initial pre-screening and classification of new business opportunities presented for estimating by the Sales and Marketing group.
• Needs strong organizational skills, and solid interpersonal skills as will be communicating with multiple areas of the organization concurrently.
• Evaluate and improve cost estimating methods and process.

Job description

Sharp Services, LLC seeks a Senior Estimator to lead and coordinate the new business estimating process for opportunities, major product changes, and operations projects. You will align requirements across Sales, Engineering, Production, Quality, and Finance to deliver accurate cost estimates.

The role emphasizes strong organization and communication skills as you manage estimate life cycles, perform risk assessments, and provide actionable options to senior management.