Buyer Estimator

GCM•Union City, CA

28d

About The Position

The Buyer Estimator position is responsible for supporting the Estimating team by coordinating supplier pricing, lead times, and sourcing information required to build accurate and competitive quotes. This role focuses on obtaining raw material and outside processing quotes, validating supplier capabilities, and entering cost data into the Epicor system to support RFQs for existing and new business. The Buyer Estimator plays a key role in ensuring quote accuracy, responsiveness, and alignment with market conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent combination of industry buying, procurement, or estimating support experience
Minimum of 3 – 10 years of progressive work experience in buying, sourcing, or supply chain support
Proficient user of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Excel, Word)
Experience working with ERP systems; Epicor experience preferred
Proficient in reading blueprints
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in written form

Nice To Haves

Strong initiative with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
Detail oriented with strong organizational and time management skills
Experience working in a manufacturing environment
Experience supporting estimating, costing, or quoting activities

Responsibilities

Purchases materials or coordinates activities involved with procuring quote-level pricing for raw materials, parts, supplies, and outside services in support of customer RFQs
Supports the Estimating team by sourcing supplier quotes required to build cost models for new and repeat business
Receives and reviews requisitions, RFQs, or estimating requests for goods and services
Interviews and confers with suppliers to obtain pricing, availability, lead times, minimum order quantities, and quote validity
Works with approved suppliers and supports maintenance of the Approved Supplier List (ASL)
Assures that suppliers engaged during the quoting process can meet quality and specification requirements
Prepares and issues request-for-quote (RFQ) packages to suppliers for raw materials and outside processing
Reviews supplier quotes for accuracy, scope alignment, and competitiveness
Estimates values according to knowledge of market price and historical data
Enters and maintains supplier quote data, pricing, and lead times in the Epicor ERP system to support estimating activities
Communicates pricing risks, long lead items, or sourcing concerns to the Estimating team
Expedites supplier quote responses as needed to meet customer RFQ deadlines
Maintains procurement and estimating support records, including quoted items, costs, supplier responses, and pricing history
May work with suppliers to support quoting of custom-designed or non-standard items based on engineering or customer specifications
Works cross-functionally with Estimating, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure sourcing assumptions align with production capabilities
Supports continuous improvement of the estimating and quoting process through improved supplier response time and data accuracy
Performs other related duties as assigned
Must be a team player as measured by his/her peers