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Estimating & Route Planning Engineer
Location: Near Camberley, Surrey
Salary: £40,000 to £50,000
Our client is a successful Precision Engineering company located near Camberley, Surrey. As Estimating & Route Planning Engineer you would report to the Sales Director and your main purpose would be to drive the sales and quoting activity in conjunction with the internal management team promoting the manufacturing capabilities and manufacturing approvals within the business, ultimately to achieve maximum profitable sales potential. This role is 100% in house role so the successful candidate will need to live a commutable distance from Camberley. Salary is from £40,000 to £50,000 plus excellent benefits.
The ideal candidate should have the following skills and experience:
- Apprentice trained and / or 5 years min Experience within CNC Milling / Turning, setting, and operating and ideally some programming.
- Knowledge of the Aerospace sub-contracting industry / approvals / contracts
- Exceptional communication & negotiation skills, written, verbal and formal presentation skills.
- Highly organised – deliver to deadlines.
- Able to influence with the ability to drive ideas forward.
- Sound commercial skills with the ability to understand detailed costing’s, estimates etc.
- IT & Computer literate.
- Flexibility to travel as the demands of the role require.
- Experienced and proven account management record.
- Able to build, influence and maintain good working relationships at all levels.
- Determined with a will to succeed, tenacious.
- Polished and professional.
- Numerate.
As the Estimating & Route Planning Engineer you would be required to:
- Manage and nurture client relationships.
- Develop and implement sales strategies.
- Identify and convert new opportunities within New & existing accounts for additional business.
- Understand customers’ requirements for new or repeat engineering solutions.
- Manage incoming orders from clients, conduct contract reviews at the soonest opportunity, preparation of loading orders on to the system, creating parts and building a BOM.
- Estimating / costing and engineering
- Complete monthly sales performance reporting against budget.
- Attend quarterly sales meetings.
- Establish and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.
- Manage existing customer accounts to ensure the maintenance of good working relationships and customer service are provided.
- Understand customers’ strategy for engineering requirements and manage customer expectations whilst consistently achieving deadlines.
Keywords: Estimating & Route Planning Engineer, Internal Sales, Estimating, CNC, Turning, Milling, Precision Engineering, Aerospace
Estimating & Route Planning Engineer
