Day to Day:
One of Insight Global’s clients is looking for a Quote Coordinator to join their team in Plymouth, MI. The person in this role will be working directly with estimating engineers to coordinate preparation of quotes in accordance with customer requests for RFQ’s, preparing material and investment costs into a standard quote template, and analyzing bill of materials, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to complete quote packages, utilizing standard quote models and forms,
Additional responsibilities include:
– Analyze, compare, and interpret detailed and sometimes poorly defined information; make sound and accurate judgments based on previous knowledge.
– Assist in identification of and preparation for parts and/or secondary processes to be sent out for quotation.
– Sends out RFQ requests for all purchased components, outside process and check fixtures.
– Coordinate with engineering and manufacturing to obtain labor estimates, test, NRE and other costs.
– Identify and work to resolve problems that develop, escalating problems encountered to manager in a timely manner, when necessary, with recommendations for solutions.
– Serve as key member of final bid/quote review team.
– Download data including Customer or Vendor requirements and RFQ documents from internet or intranet; organize and file data in appropriate electronic databases and or file structures.
– Upload completed quotes and support documentation to customer database, and or storage retrieval systems.
– Recommend more efficient and proficient processes.
– Participate in customer discussions as required.
– Creates, updates, and downloads pertinent data into NOA system, and distribute accordingly.
– Serve as point of contact for activities in area of responsibility.
– Logging new RFQs into designated RFQ tracking system.
– Organizes & conducts daily open RFQ meeting, weekly multiple plant RFQ review meeting.
Required Skills & Experience
Must Haves:
– Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position
– Background working within the Automotive or defense industry
– Strong background behind within metals (welding, bending metal, stamping, etc.)
– Intermediate understanding of excel (creating spreadsheets, pivot tables, and macro’s)
– Experience creating and presenting presentations using PowerPoint or Canva
– Experience reading BOM scripts
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Plusses:
– Heavy experience within cost estimating
– Any formal Microsoft Office trainings or certificates