Estimator / Costing Clerk

Objective Personnel; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable staffing agency in South Africa is seeking an Estimator / Costing Clerk with strong administrative skills and experience in a technical or engineering environment. Responsibilities include preparing estimates, receiving enquiries, and assisting with import queries. The ideal candidate should have a Matric qualification and proven costing and estimating experience. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an efficient workflow in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative, costing, or estimating experience in a technical or engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Preparing Estimates and Quotes.
• Receiving Enquiries.
• Updating costing information.
• Assisting accounts with import courier queries.
• Following up with shipments from Germany.
• Requesting quotes from Germany and China.
• Reading contracts to identify potential problems.
• Assisting the Financial Manager with import queries.
• Creating orders for spare parts.
• Maintaining the inventory system.

Skills

Administrative skills

Costing experience

Estimating experience

Education

Matric

Job description

SUMMARY

Estimator / Costing Clerk

Position Info: Qualifications

• Matric

Duties / Requirements

• Candidates with strong administrative, costing, or estimating experience in a technical or engineering environment will be preferred
• Preparing Estimates and Quotes
• Receiving Enquiries
• Costing updates.
• Assisting accounts with import courier queries
• Following up with shipments from Germany
• Requesting quotes from Germany
• Requesting quotes from China
• Assist estimating with quotes when needed.
• Reading through the contract and highlighting possible problems with a project
• Assisting the Financial Manager with import queries
• Creating orders for spares
• Creating receipting packs for all Imports received
• Tracking of Imports
• Creating shipping Schedules for internal management to keep them up to date on Shipment tracking.
• Submitting claims to Germany for damaged items or items not received.
• Maintenance of the inventory system, by identifying duplicate stock codes and update photos on system.