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Estimator and Inside Sales Coordinator
$56k-76k (estimate)
Other | Durable Manufacturing
6 Days Ago
ALLIANCE INDUSTRIES is Hiring a Remote Estimator and Inside Sales Coordinator
PURPOSE To build relationships with current and new customers to increase sales and customer loyalty for our powder coating processes. This position will communicate and build relationships with our customers to understand their needs and specifications in order to provide competitive quotes, while maintaining profit targets for the company. In addition to working closely with our customers, this positions, will work closely with our Operations Teams, our Quality Teams, and at times, our Accounting Team to ensure that our estimating processes and techniques are feasible for our teams to accomplish, well documented, and are accurate, while maintaining our competitiveness and profitability.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Education And/or Experience Preferably 5 to 10 years of experience in manufacturing or job shop environment. Experience within manufacturing customer service department with an emphasis on sales. Ability to read and interpret casting and machining drawings. Prefer experience in industrial coatings and/or machining processes, understanding of metals. Familiar with all Microsoft programs and ERP software.
Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
Mathematical Skills Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to humid conditions and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reviews customer specifications to determine material and labor requirements. Resolves questions with customers, sales staff, and internal customers.
- Computes material and labor costs and prepares estimate to be used for planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors and determining cost effectiveness.
- Contacts customer to clarify specifications and expected outcomes to ensure Alliance is able to meet expectations. Resolve issues and formulates plans for review by others.
- Initiates and maintains contact with customers to enable a strong rapport
- Contacts customers to follow up on quotations submitted and determine reasons for lost opportunities and reports back to management.
- Develops and/or manages a centralized cost estimating database and a formal process to support cost estimating to ensure historical data is available and used. Maintains specification database to ensure current revisions are used at all times.
- Analyzes completed projects to compare estimated costs to actual costs and determine the reason for any discrepancies.
- Works closely with production and other departments for each stage of production until completed sale.
- May help out in other areas of the plant.
- Moderate travel to and from all Alliance owned facilities as well as customers visits.
- A proven record of manufacturing experience, customer service skills, as well as experience in inside sales is highly preferred.
- The ability to read and understand prints and blueprints
- Strong customer service skills by responding promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve customer service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments
- Approaches others in a tactful manner; treats others with respect and consideration; accepts responsibility for own actions.
- Monitors own work to ensure quality; meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity.
- Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
Education And/or Experience Preferably 5 to 10 years of experience in manufacturing or job shop environment. Experience within manufacturing customer service department with an emphasis on sales. Ability to read and interpret casting and machining drawings. Prefer experience in industrial coatings and/or machining processes, understanding of metals. Familiar with all Microsoft programs and ERP software.
Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
Mathematical Skills Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to humid conditions and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Other
INDUSTRY
Durable Manufacturing
SALARY
$56k-76k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/24/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/14/2024
WEBSITE
alliance-industries.com
HEADQUARTERS
MENASHA, WI
SIZE
100 - 200
FOUNDED
1979
CEO
ROBERT MILTTELSTAEBT
REVENUE
$10M - $50M
INDUSTRY
Durable Manufacturing
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About ALLIANCE INDUSTRIES
Alliance Industries is a Wisconsin powder coater and manufacturer of quality foundry sand cores. Our three locations provide over 185,640 square feet of manufacturing space with room for expansion. We serve Wisconsin and the Midwest. Alliance is an efficient, progressive, forward-thinking company. Effective systems, processes and technologies allow us to maximize proficiency on the production line, while providing individual attention to each customer and project. In addition, our three locations are backed by complete transportation and logistics support.
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