Location: Willenhall, West Midlands, West Midlands, UKCommercial Engineer Willenhall Up to £47,000
SF Recruitment are recruiting for a Commercial Engineer to lead customer estimating activities for the estimating department and to provide commercial support to the engineering function.
Main Purpose and Scope of Job
- To estimate customer quotations using best practice methodology. - To manage estimating activities between the estimating team. - To provide commercial support in relation to engineering Cost Of Sales. - To review lessons learned from COS data and implement ideas for suture cost savings. - Help to drive continuous improvement programs within the department. - To closely support the engineering team to meet customer demand. - Where required introduce process documentation, in line with the company BMS.
Knowledge & Skills
- Understanding of processes in a precision engineering environment - Experience in delivering cost saving initiatives. - Ability to organise workload within a small team. - Understanding of engineering processes, tooling and fixtures.
Key Accountabilities
- Estimating CNC machined parts, ensuring quotes are produced in a timely manner. - Preparation of cost estimates to support the acquisition of new business to include relevant requirements. - Work with Supply chain to order materials to customer specification.
Core Skills and Attributes
Skill/Attribute Planning and Organising - Proactively manage time seeking to complete work ahead of schedule - Organise workload in an effective and self-sufficient way - Prioritise a safe, clean and tidy work environment - Complete all relevant paperwork on time in full
Performance Improvement - Conscientiously check work to ensure accuracy - Contribute creative ideas and solutions for improvement - Identify discrepancies in information provided - Set high personal standards in the achievement of KPI's - Prioritise quality and customer service putting the customer at the heart of work-related tasks - Work with line manager to identify opportunities for training and self-development
Focus on Output - Respond to reasonable instructions in a professional manner - Work methodically and systematically to achieve quality focused results - Complete tasks in accordance with required technical specification - Obtain and interpret specification accurately
Problem Solving - Use technical expertise to effectively identify and solve problems - Utilise the most appropriate method for completing tasks - Constructively escalate concerns to management
Communication - Completes all relevant paperwork clearly - Presents options/facts logically - Ensure all organisational documentation, correspondence and company-related information, unless and until publicly available is treated as confidential. - Maintain effective two-way communication that promotes understanding and helps the Company achieve its business aims and objectives. - Be committed to preserving and enhancing the organisations reputation. Any illegal or offensive behaviour/statement which could damage the reputation of the Company is prohibited.
Flexibility - Respond positively to changing priorities - Apply a varied skill set that lends itself to a variety of tasks - Continuously learn additional skills to be multi-functional
Team Working - Share knowledge/expertise within the team - Maintain positive & professional working relationships with others - Share ideas within the team - Support and coach others to enhance the department skill set - Responsibly recognise the impact of own actions on colleaguesTPBN1_UKTJ