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Cost Estimator

Amityville, New York, United States (USA), GKN Aerospace [GKN-CE4]

Field(s) of expertise
Business Administration and Finance Procurement and Legal
Job type
Contract
Education
Bachelor
Deadline
Closed

About this job

GKN Aerospace is a global engineering business. Every time you travel by air almost anywhere in the world, it is likely that GKN is helping you on your way. We design, manufacture and service systems and components for original equipment manufacturers around the world. We are continuously evolving, pioneering new technologies and reinventing existing ones, stretching ourselves to be better in everything we do.

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do.

The Cost Estimator oversees and manages the estimating requirements of the Commercial Department.  This person will be the lead in developing the recurring and nonrecurring costs associated with proposals for new work, as well as cost impacts as the result of engineering changes to existing work.  In addition, they will support the internal leadership (Gate) Review processing, creating basis of estimates data sets.

Responsibilities

What you’ll do

  • Manage the estimating process for all Company RFQs
    • Gather engineering from customer sites and create folders for each bid and complete necessary forms and logs
    • Coordination with Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering to determine which parts will be makes vs. buys and identify required special processes
    • Work with all functional departments to assess the requirements and develop accurate recurring and nonrecurring estimates for parts and assemblies
    • Provide engineering packages to Supply Chain based on commodities for quoting, ensuring all necessary information is included
    • Coordinate with the Supply Chain to ensure all detail parts, hardware, and outside processing are quoted and received in time to support the GKN Aerospace Bid Process
    • Create basis of estimate slides to justify the estimate
  • Cost impacts for engineering changes (EO process)
    • Utilize Monitor’s ERP system to identify recurring and nonrecurring impacts to existing work
    • Develop accurate estimates, entering them into ERP
    • Fill out cost breakdown sheets with estimated hours and cost to develop prices for customer submittal
    • Work with the Commercial Manager to ensure estimates are completed within contractual lead times

Profile

  • Required Qualifications
    • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
    • 3+ years of experience in estimating, designing, or programming machine parts
  • Additional Qualifications
    • Ability to read technical drawings and blueprints is a must, as well as a familiarity with CATIA
    • A working knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint is preferred
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
    • Excellent organization skills, including documents and time management
    • Ability to lead meetings with Staff-level participants
    • Possess the assertiveness to drive continuous improvement within the company
    • Perform well on the Estimating Candidate Exam

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