Estimator

Toyota Industries Corporation•Indianapolis, IN

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Estimator is an integral role in the National Accounts team that collects and analyzes data in order to estimate the time, materials, and labor required to plan and execute material handling projects that range in technology and automation, including robotics, AS/RS, AGV's, high speed sortation, vertical lifts, light directed picking, pick modules, etc. The responsibility of this position commences with the request for proposal (RFP) from potential customers or consultants (internal or external) and concludes with the final version of the sales proposal submission. The Estimator during the sales cycle will interface directly with internal national account managers, project engineers, controls engineers, and software logistic consultants as well as vendors to establish the proposal and bid while comparing to past performance. The role may expand into developing and/or validating design concepts as the responsibilities of the team expand. The Estimating team success is substantiated by a reduction in overall project cost variance as well as a reduction in cycle time to deliver a sales proposal. This position will report directly to the Estimating Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, Analytics
Industry experience (minimum 4yr) in Material Handling Integration or Construction
Experience in at least one of the followings roles: Estimator, Project Engineer, Project Management, National Accounts
AutoCAD experience required
Advanced in MS Office software suite, particularly MS Excel
Must be eligible to work in the USA long term without sponsorship.
Employees must follow all information security policies, protect confidential data, complete required training, and report any suspected security incidents to support our information security controls.

Nice To Haves

Process improvement training including Six Sigma a plus

Responsibilities

Create rough order of magnitude (ROM) bids leveraging established rules of thumb
Determine budgeted cost for materials and labor by performing comparative analysis of the firm pricing provided by vendors through the request for quote (RFQ) process.
Create rough-cut and full project schedules in conjunction with Project Management
Lead or assist in the final sales proposal submission including substantiating data and costing with upper management
Continuous improvement in costing tools that support ROM bid and final sales proposals
Build key vendor relationships to ensure predictability in pricing
Leverage feedback from proposal cycle to gain competitive advantage for future submissions
Lead discussions based on established agenda
Influence key decisions and strive for consensus
Generate meeting minutes and action items