Proposals and Production Engineer
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Scunthorpe • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Responding to enquiries from customers, including the creation and costing of proposals
- Liaising with customers from the enquiry stage, during production, and all the way through to successful delivery to the customer
- Working closely with the Technical Buyer/Estimator and Operations Manager and interacting with the workshop team daily to assist with manufacturing and technical support
- Involved in obtaining and negotiating prices of materials and services, generation of purchase orders, and follow-up with suppliers on outstanding orders
- Preparation of quotations/proposals using Microsoft Office applications and SAP
- Going through the required approval process for each quotation/proposal
- Internal monitoring and reporting on the progress of workshop jobs and site work
- Creation of project plans and related documents followed by liaison with customers about proposals, job progress, and issues
- Entry of new enquiries onto the enquiry register and updating of the CRM system
- Entry of customer orders into the system including electronic job packs
- Manufacturing and technical support for the workshop on day-to-day issues
- Liaising with suppliers regarding parts/services and pricing, as well as outstanding orders
- Generate purchase orders to the required standards and in line with company policies.
Requirements
- Prior experience in fabrication workshop environment
- Knowledge of EAF and related equipment and parts
- Commercial knowledge and experience in creating proposals from drawings, bills of materials, technical specifications and RFQ documents
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment juggling and prioritising multiple tasks.
- Strong spoken and written communication skills.
- Computer literate (SAP, MS Office).
- Awareness of differing international cultures (desirable)
- Flexibility to travel occasionally to customer and other sites.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
proposal creationcostingnegotiationpurchase order generationquotation preparationproject planningCRM entrytechnical supportfabrication knowledgeEAF equipment knowledge
Soft skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsflexibilityprioritizationcustomer liaison