Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Quote and Estimating Administrator
Salary: up to £28,000 per annum dependent upon experience
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
An opportunity has become available to join an approved Part 145 MRO as a Quote & Estimating Administrator at their site just outside of Saffron Walden, Essex. The company specialises in developing new repairs for aircraft components via Part 21J design and has a full range of C- ratings as well as a CAA BCAR approved aerospace welding workshop. They provide component repairs to a wide range of aircraft operators including Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, ATR and Bombardier. The company offers solutions on reliability problems, reducing delays, lowering operator and FHA providers stock holding requirements, associated administration and costs.
The post holder will report to the Commercial Team Leader and the primary purpose of the job will be to support our admin team aircraft operators in providing excellent customer service.
This is a permanent position working Monday- Friday, 8.00am- 4.30pm. The post holder would be expected on site full time, there is no hybrid working available with this role.
Main Responsibilities:
- Works with teams internally to generate accurate quotes and estimates.
- Researching the cost of items such as parts and labour.
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with the Technicians, Buyer, Sales and Admin Team members internally as well as with external aircraft operators and customers.
- Using internal systems (Aerotrac) to generate consistent quotes by Customer and by Component type to agreed margins.
- Liaising with Buyers & Production Team to ensure the necessary parts and expertise are available to facilitate any quoted work.
- Preparing and submitting quotations and details of costs for work to be done to a quality and professional standard.
- Ensuring all quoting and estimating is accurate and recorded in the appropriate Company IT systems.
- Responds to customer enquiries in a professional and timely manner.
- Adheres to all Company standard operating procedures
- Adheres to all health and safety procedures
- Meets customer service and quality standards
- Ensures all administration and systems inputs meets agreed standards
Benefits:
- Overtime paid at 1.5 times hourly rate
- Annual Profit Share Scheme
- 21 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company Pension
- Health & Wellbeing Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Training provided (nationally recognised) and career development opportunities
- Company Uniform provided and all necessary PPE
- Onsite, free parking
- Onsite canteen
About You:
- Ideally, the successful candidate will have had a similar role in an Aviation MRO with a proven track record of success.
- A Level or equivalent.
- Experience in the aerospace/ airline industry is preferred but a background in automotive will be considered.
- Experience of quoting and estimating.
- Ideally experience in the use of estimating software.
- Able to present technical and complex information in a simplified manner to different stakeholders.
- Experience with Microsoft Office.
- Persistence to get the necessary information to make accurate cost estimates.
- Ability to collaborate with others to get the cost estimates done accurately and on time.
- Accurate presentation of costed quotes.
- Planning and organizing.
- Decision-making.
- Information management.
- Communication skills.
- Teamwork.
- The individual will be a good communicator, negotiator and customer focused plus a team player, willing to learn, disciplined, with an eye for detail and a self-starter.
About Aeropeople:
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