• Application Deadline: Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Cost Estimator


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• City Ketu


• Job Field Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain 
  

Job Description

• We are seeking a highly motivated and solution-minded person to join our team as a Cost Estimator in our furniture industry.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Analyzes all quotes for products and develops costing on all components contained within the product


• Verifies accuracy and finalizes quotes for products


• Develop variable (piece) cost estimates for assigned products which requires an extensive understanding of manufacturing cost structure and supply base capability


• Support continuous improvement and identification of material cost reduction opportunities


• Support the team of four (Purchasing, Cost Estimating, Finance and Technical) for assigned products


• Maintain an organized documentation of cost history establishing cost breakdowns


• Identifying factors affecting costs, such as production time, materials, and labor


• Read CAD and technical documents in order to prepare cost estimates


• Calculating, analyzing, and adjusting estimates


• Working with sales teams to prepare estimates and bids for clients


• Maintaining records of estimated and actual costs

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Quantity Surveying


• Minimum of 5 years Cost Estimating/Quoting Experience in furniture manufacturing company


• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.


• Ability to Interpret an extensive variety of information in technical, mathematical, and diagrammatic and database application forms.


• Ability to compute P & L, calculate markup, and determine selling price.


• Advanced PC skills, expanded abilities in use of spreadsheet & database applications preferred, specifically, Microsoft Excel.


• Detail oriented self-starter, able to work in a very fast-paced & dynamic environment.


• Work independently


• Multitask.