Estimator Remanufacturing

Sioux Falls, SD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 21 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Summary:

The Estimator Remanufacturing is responsible for developing accurate competitive and data-driven cost estimates for wind turbine component remanufacturing projects. This role supports multiple locations and service lines for field-to-shop remanufacturing transitions.

Job Responsibilities:

Estimating & Cost Analysis

Review proposals technical specifications scope documents and customer requirements to prepare detailed cost estimates.
Partner with Shop Managers and Operations Leaders to determine labor hours shop flow requirements and resource allocation.
Analyze labor materials tooling overhead and schedule impacts to build comprehensive estimates.
Utilize P&L data and historical job performance metrics to validate pricing assumptions and margin targets.
Develop cost models specific to remanufacturing workflows (tear-down inspection repair rebuild QA packaging).

Vendor Coordination

Solicit and evaluate quotes from vendors.
Align vendor payment terms warranty coverage and service conditions with proposal terms.
Negotiate pricing quality standards and volume agreements with suppliers.
Maintain and update a market pricing database to support competitive strategy.

Forecasting & Reporting

Prepare job forecasts by analyzing pipeline trends win/loss data labor demand and material cost fluctuations.
Present weekly forecasting and pricing insights to leadership.
Track outstanding bids and conduct post-bid reviews (including lost bid analysis) to refine pricing strategies.
Support capacity planning in coordination with shop operations and scheduling.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with Accounting on margin validation and cost controls.
Support Sales and Business Development in proposal strategy and pricing structure.
Assist Senior Management in developing long-term remanufacturing growth strategies.
Collaborate with Inventory and Purchasing teams to ensure pricing accuracy and material availability.
Maintain working knowledge of wind industry standards OEM requirements and regulatory considerations.

Continuous Improvement

Analyze estimate-to-actual variances and recommend process improvements.
Identify opportunities to standardize estimating tools templates and labor benchmarks.
Contribute to scalable pricing models as remanufacturing volume increases.

Experience and education

Requirements

Experience and education

Bachelors degree preferred in: Business or Industrial Engineering preferred
Three (3) to five (5) years of estimating project costing or operations analysis experience preferred.
Experience in wind energy heavy equipment repair industrial manufacturing or remanufacturing strongly preferred.
Understanding of the full quote-to-sales-to-scheduling lifecycle.
Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of component rebuild processes.
Analytical thinker capable of resolving complex costing challenges.
Ability to manage tight deadlines in a dynamic high-growth environment.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas cost modeling) Word and Outlook.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP systems preferred.
Strong communication skills with the ability to interface across operations sales and finance.
Highly organized detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple concurrent bids.
Self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset.
Adaptable and open to operational change.

Physical Requirements:

Sedentary Work: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Travel: Required to travel up to 25%.
Lifting: Occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds.

Job Summary:The Estimator Remanufacturing is responsible for developing accurate competitive and data-driven cost estimates for wind turbine component remanufacturing projects. This role supports multiple locations and service lines for field-to-shop remanufacturing transitions.Job Responsibilities...

Job Summary:

Job Responsibilities:

Estimating & Cost Analysis

Review proposals technical specifications scope documents and customer requirements to prepare detailed cost estimates.
Partner with Shop Managers and Operations Leaders to determine labor hours shop flow requirements and resource allocation.
Analyze labor materials tooling overhead and schedule impacts to build comprehensive estimates.
Utilize P&L data and historical job performance metrics to validate pricing assumptions and margin targets.
Develop cost models specific to remanufacturing workflows (tear-down inspection repair rebuild QA packaging).

Vendor Coordination

Solicit and evaluate quotes from vendors.
Align vendor payment terms warranty coverage and service conditions with proposal terms.
Negotiate pricing quality standards and volume agreements with suppliers.
Maintain and update a market pricing database to support competitive strategy.

Forecasting & Reporting

Prepare job forecasts by analyzing pipeline trends win/loss data labor demand and material cost fluctuations.
Present weekly forecasting and pricing insights to leadership.
Track outstanding bids and conduct post-bid reviews (including lost bid analysis) to refine pricing strategies.
Support capacity planning in coordination with shop operations and scheduling.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with Accounting on margin validation and cost controls.
Support Sales and Business Development in proposal strategy and pricing structure.
Assist Senior Management in developing long-term remanufacturing growth strategies.
Collaborate with Inventory and Purchasing teams to ensure pricing accuracy and material availability.
Maintain working knowledge of wind industry standards OEM requirements and regulatory considerations.

Continuous Improvement

Analyze estimate-to-actual variances and recommend process improvements.
Identify opportunities to standardize estimating tools templates and labor benchmarks.
Contribute to scalable pricing models as remanufacturing volume increases.

Experience and education

Requirements

Experience and education

Bachelors degree preferred in: Business or Industrial Engineering preferred
Three (3) to five (5) years of estimating project costing or operations analysis experience preferred.
Experience in wind energy heavy equipment repair industrial manufacturing or remanufacturing strongly preferred.
Understanding of the full quote-to-sales-to-scheduling lifecycle.
Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of component rebuild processes.
Analytical thinker capable of resolving complex costing challenges.
Ability to manage tight deadlines in a dynamic high-growth environment.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas cost modeling) Word and Outlook.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP systems preferred.
Strong communication skills with the ability to interface across operations sales and finance.
Highly organized detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple concurrent bids.
Self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset.
Adaptable and open to operational change.

Physical Requirements:

Sedentary Work: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Travel: Required to travel up to 25%.
Lifting: Occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds.