Senior Quote Specialist - Technical Focus

Nortech Systems, Inc. • Maple Grove, MN

1d • $72,000 - $85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Nortech Systems is seeking an experienced Senior Quote Specialist with a technical focus to join their dynamic team. This role involves translating complex technical information into accurate and competitive customer quotes, requiring close collaboration with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and sales teams. The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, and proactive, with a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, product costing, and technical documentation. This position offers the opportunity to drive continuous improvement in quote performance and efficiency within a company that produces lifesaving products for critical markets like medical imaging, medical devices, industrial, and aerospace & defense.

Requirements

• Strong technical aptitude and ability to work closely with engineering teams.
• Proven problem solving and decision making abilities.
• Continuous improvement and results oriented mindset.
• Experience interpreting drawings, specifications, BOMs, and manufacturing requirements.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across multiple functions.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, or related area, or three years’ experience coordinating customer RFQ cost estimates (or closely related work) in a complex or custom manufacturing environment.
• One year of experience reading product specification documents and basic engineering drawings including customer RFQs, electro-mechanical engineering product design, production schematics, financials, bill of materials, and other technical inputs.
• One year of experience acting as a liaison between sales, engineering, supply chain, production, and/or finance teams to coordinate review and evaluation of customer RFQs, document product manufacturing set-up requirements, time and cost estimates, and evaluate production fit and capacity.
• One year of experience using sales support systems to track, enter, and manage product documentation and sales quote data.
• Professional experience coordinating and communicating complex technical and product pricing topics across multi-functional teams.
• Experience using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and/or similar software collaboration tools at a proficient level.
• Must be a US Citizen, or US Permanent Resident (“green card holder”), and/or otherwise comply with ITAR requirements for access rights.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, or related area with three years’ experience as described above.

Responsibilities

• Create bill of material for quotes with ERP system from customer documentation, focusing on large and complex projects as assigned.
• Guide, coordinate, and gather quote inputs including project scope, engineering design, manufacturing and administrative labor, materials, equipment, and other cost estimates.
• Review technical documentation and coordinate with engineering and other subject matter experts to ensure accurate capture of product, components, parts, labor, and other factors.
• Lead team efforts, coordinating with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Production team members to determine material needs, source and negotiate supplier estimates with the objective to achieve high quality materials, parts, and components at the lowest initial total cost.
• Lead team efforts, coordinating with Engineering and Production team members to evaluate and estimate production requirements including manufacturing set-up and production labor costs.
• Assess manufacturing processes, production methods, and labor requirements.
• Analyze production requirements and capacity considerations.
• Evaluate engineering change notices (ECN) and determine re-quote requirements.
• Review all estimation inputs against customer RFQs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to Nortech’s standards.
• Review or oversee review of actual manufacturing cost reports and/or conduct quote reviews on active assemblies to identify trends and areas for quote estimation process improvement.
• Present ideas orally and/or in writing.
• Communicate and ensure Company quote process, documentation, version control, pricing standards and protocols are followed.
• Keep supervisor informed about project status, workload, concerns, questions, and progress.
• Demonstrate and support Nortech’s Mission, Core Values, policies and procedures at all times.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Outstanding benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance for employee & family, including a 100% company-paid base medical plan for employees
• 401k with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• PTO
• A diverse and inclusive workplace fostering responsible social engagement
• Training and opportunity for advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior