Cost Estimator at RA Trading and Investment

R.A Think Design is Nigeria's foremost manufacturer of custom interior designs. R.A. Think Designis an Israeli-Nigerian Interior Design and Custom-made Furniture company that caters to commercial and residential projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cost Estimator

Location: 2/4 Samuel Anibaba Street, Ikosi Ketu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Analyzes all quotes for products and develops costing on all components contained within the product
• Verifies accuracy and finalizes quotes for products
• Develop variable (piece) cost estimates for assigned products which requires an extensive understanding of manufacturing cost structure and supply base capability
• Support continuous improvement and identification of material cost-reduction opportunities
• Support the team of four (Purchasing, Cost Estimating, Finance, and Technical) for assigned products
• Maintain an organized documentation of cost history establishing cost breakdowns
• Identifying factors affecting costs, such as production time, materials, and labor
• Read CAD and technical documents in order to prepare cost estimates
• Calculating, analyzing, and adjusting estimates
• Working with sales teams to prepare estimates and bids for clients
• Maintaining records of estimated and actual costs.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Quantity Surveying
• Minimum of 5 years of Cost Estimating/Quoting Experience in a furniture manufacturing company
• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to Interpret an extensive variety of information in technical, mathematical, diagrammatic, and database application forms.
• Ability to compute P & L, calculate markup, and determine selling price.
• Advanced PC skills, expanded abilities in the use of spreadsheet & database applications preferred, specifically, Microsoft Excel.
• Detail-oriented self-starter, able to work in a very fast-paced & dynamic environment.
• Work independently
• Ability to multitask.

Application Closing Date
15th December, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only shortlisted applicants would be contacted.