Job Title : Key Account Assistant

ManpowerGroup; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Johannesburg is seeking a project manager to oversee tender proposals and project costing requirements. The role involves liaising with suppliers, drafting proposals, and ensuring compliance with project specifications. Ideal candidates will possess a Grade 12 education, a tertiary qualification in engineering, and relevant project costing experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in project costing essential.
• Knowledge of heavy industrial equipment repair is advantageous.
• Able to interpret technical manuals and parts lists.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with external suppliers and draft project proposals.
• Monitor tender deadlines and compile project hand-overs.
• Attend close-out meetings and conduct site inspections.

Skills

Project costing

Supply Chain

Communication

Technical knowledge

Education

South African Grade 12 / Matric

N.Dip. in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering

Job description

• Liaise with external suppliers, prepare high quality scopes of work, submit RFQ to suppliers, review, and
• 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 optimize 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 customer’s 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.

Education and Qualifications :

• South African Grade 12 / Matric is required.
• Tertiary Qualification (at least N.Dip. level.) in either mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering fields.
• 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 proposal

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