Corporate Estimator

RR Donnelley•Warrenville, IL

4d•Remote

About The Position

Responsible for preparing and/or coordinating the development of accurate, timely, and detailed cost estimates on a variety of work as presented by Sales, including complex and unique arrangementsrequiring the comparison of multiple options to build an appropriate quote/estimate. Corporate Estimators receive specifications from Customer Service, Manufacturing, and Sales, and are responsiblefor clarifying or assembling any missing information, interpreting the data, and taking into consideration the business, location, platform assets, and schedules necessary to produce the request to build anestimate and recommend pricing scenarios that best fit the customer needs. Corporate Estimators work and negotiate both internally and externally with vendors to determine best fits and build appropriatecost estimates used in establishing sell prices.

Requirements

May possess additional education certification at this level
Able to consistently apply applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and program objectives when carrying out the duties of the job.
Must have very good or advanced knowledge of technology including computers and software programs such as MS Office or MAC word processing, spreadsheets, or other programs specific to the job in order to complete job duties successfully.
Must have very good oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively across departments and to explain departmental policy, methods, and/or procedures when completing assignments.
Must have strong organizational skills with the ability to manage deadlines, prioritize workload and make adjustments to meet business needs, and coordinate phases of work with others.
Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the area of business and 3 years of relevant manufacturing/estimating experience
Requires very good knowledge of the functional area(s) and specific processes related to the job and general administrative/manufacturing operations procedures

Responsibilities

Receive job specifications from Customer Service, Manufacturing, or Sales.
Review job specifications and apply knowledge of pricing and manufacturing to ensure that all aspects of the customer's project have been addressed and accounted for.
Contact Sales to gather missing/incomplete information required to price a job.
Work independently on the best way to produce products.
Could work with the assigned platforms or other platforms within RRD to determine methods of production.
May also work with outside vendors to compare and evaluate our assets with outside assets to develop the best pricing scenario.
General understanding of and may be considered an expert at a specific platform and has a good understanding of other RRD platforms.
Use pricing systems/software to assist in building pricing scenarios.
Consider and make decisions related to appropriate manufacturing equipment groups, platform assets, locations, and schedules to best match the customer's delivery requirements and offer the best price option.
May review historical estimates to determine the new estimate.
May make alterations to scenarios to offer customers multiple options.
Work with manufacturing operations on new or unique opportunities to ensure projects can be produced in-house.
May engage Sourcing on work that requires outside vendors to produce and establish a cost basis.
Review historical quotes on renewals and update pricing to current costs.
Perform other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.