Senior Estimator: Strategic Cost & Bid Leader

Sharp Services; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp Services is seeking a Senior Estimator to lead and coordinate the estimating process for new business opportunities, major product changes, and operations projects. You will act as the liaison among Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Quality to deliver accurate quotations.

Responsibilities include managing the estimating practice, handling requests, coordinating with Purchasing and suppliers, and conducting risk assessments to ensure competitive and cost-effective proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, or Business with 5+ years of estimating experience.
• Preferred background in CDMO, Pharma, or Pricing/Costing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain overall responsibility for the Sharp New Business Estimating practice.
• Process and own estimate requests generated by Sharp Sales and Marketing.
• Input and update estimate information using estimating software.
• Consult with Purchasing, Design, PMs and suppliers to develop specifications and costs.
• Develop estimates including materials, machine rates, investments and labor for new opportunities.
• Create technical concepts for packaging and coordinate with Production to determine production methods.
• Coordinate with Engineering and other Sharp resources to determine tooling and quality requirements.
• Assist in resolving project issues and provide alternative solutions during the estimate life cycle.
• Serve as operational contact for all estimates to Sales and Senior Management.
• Perform a technical risk assessment on new business opportunities.
• Participate in screening and classification of new opportunities.
• Contribute to bid defense meetings to help win new business.
• Draft opportunity-specific technical packages for quotations and slide decks.

Skills

Cost estimation

Cross-functional coordination

Estimating software

Risk assessment

Bid defense participation

Project handover

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, or Business

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Sharp Services is seeking a Senior Estimator to lead and coordinate the estimating process for new business opportunities, major product changes, and operations projects. You will act as the liaison among Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Quality to deliver accurate quotations.

Responsibilities include managing the estimating practice, handling requests, coordinating with Purchasing and suppliers, and conducting risk assessments to ensure competitive and cost-effective proposals.