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Position Title: Project Cost Estimator

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Department: Sales

Shift: 1st Shift

Reporting To: Director, Global BD Services

Responsible For (Staff): no

The ability of the estimation team and larger sales organization to provide business proposals in a timely manner is critical to growing the business. The timeliness and professionalism of our proposals provides our customers with their first impression of PCI and our processes. This role will allow us to have a focused and streamlined estimation process for supporting the sales team proposal needs and grow the business.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Determine the staffing, speeds, and efficiencies for each requested opportunity.
• Work with the Cost Estimating Manager and the Sr. VP of Sales to appropriately price the piece of business.
• Determine the best piece of equipment to run the project and host strategy meetings with engineering to determine process and equipment, when necessary.
• Maintain metrics aligned with senior leaderships expectations.
• Work with Package Design to draft package dimensions PCI proposes for the project.
• Work with the Cost Estimating management and Sales management to determine the strategic approach to an opportunity.
• Work with Purchasing and vendors to determine adequate material specifications and understand material costs for each packaging opportunity.
• Work with the sales team, business unit managers, and customers to understand the scope of the business opportunity we are reviewing.
• This position may require overtime and/or weekend work.
• Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, and rules.
• Conduct and lead open conversations with Design and Engineering and propose the best process for the project.
• Work with the sales team to generate the format of the proposal.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor.
• Attendance to work is an essential function of this position.

Special Demands

• Communicate or exchange information: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Stationary Position: From 1/2 to 3/4 of the day.
• Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, or place: From 1/2 to 3/4 of the day.
• Detect, distinguish, or determine: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Move, Traverse: From 1/4 to 1/2 of the day.
• Ascend/Descend or Work Atop: None.
• Install, place, adjust, apply, measure, use, or signal: None.
• On an average day, the individual can expect to move and/or transport up to 10 pounds
• Position self (to) or Move (about or to): 3/4 of the day and up.

less than 1/4 of the day.

Qualifications

Required:

• College Level Mathematical Skills
• 1-3 years related experience and/or training.
• Intermediate Computer Skills: Ability to perform more complex computer tasks and has knowledge of various computer programs.
• Full Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs.
• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Packing Engineering or related field
• Very High Reasoning: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Be able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in math or diagram form and deal with several abstract/concrete variables.

Preferred

• Ability to travel.
• Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to display excellent time management skills.

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