Estimation Specialist Wooden Factory

About the Role

Alfanar is seeking an Estimation Specialist for its Wooden Factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves preparing accurate cost estimates and quotations for products and customer inquiries. The specialist will evaluate technical requirements, material quantities, manufacturing needs, and pricing inputs to support competitive offers and informed commercial decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Review customer inquiries, specifications, drawings, and quantity schedules to establish quotation requirements.
• Identify missing information and clarify technical requirements with relevant teams.
• Prepare detailed quotations using approved estimation tools, verifying quantities, calculations, and pricing inputs.
• Ensure quotations clearly reflect the offered scope, assumptions, and exclusions.
• Estimate material, labor, machine time, and other manufacturing costs based on product requirements.
• Assess the cost impact of component selection, specialized materials, manufacturing methods, and customer specifications.
• Prepare revised estimates for changes in quantities, specifications, or product configurations.
• Compare estimates with historical data and available actual costs to identify variances and improve accuracy.
• Coordinate with engineering, production, procurement, and sales teams to validate technical requirements and cost inputs.
• Resolve estimation discrepancies and recommend suitable alternatives to improve cost-effectiveness while meeting specifications.
• Support offer evaluations and provide technical and cost clarifications.
• Contribute to commercial negotiations within the assigned scope and delegated authority.
• Check completed estimates for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with approved costing procedures.
• Maintain traceable records of rates, quantities, assumptions, calculations, and quotation revisions.
• Update estimation data to reflect approved changes in material prices, labor rates, and manufacturing costs.
• Evaluate estimation methods and recommend improvements to accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.
• Provide practical guidance to less experienced engineers on estimation tools, calculations, and procedures.
• Share lessons learned from quotation reviews and cost comparisons to improve future estimates.

Role Accountabilities

• Maintain updated soft and technical skills relevant to the job.
• Develop a clear vision and plan for career progression.
• Perform planned activities to meet operational and development targets according to delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time parameters.
• Provide periodic reports detailing deviations and execution of planned tasks.
• Solve arising problems and escalate complex operational issues as needed.
• Ensure quality requirements are met to develop effective quality control and processes, including specifications for products or activities.
• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities.
• Comply with relevant policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within the defined area of work activity.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess 2-5 years of relevant experience in estimation, preferably within a wooden factory or a related manufacturing environment.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.