American Rheinmetall provides full services for complex mechanical products, fabricated structures and systems that range from complete design services to prototype manufacturing, testing, production launch, full rate production and product service and sustainment. American Rheinmetall provides quality products and services at affordable prices through a lean organizational structure and four facilities, three in Michigan that span 910,000 square feet, and one in Ohio, that span 800,000+ square feet. The Plymouth, MI facility serves as corporate headquarters and specializes in suspension, driveline, and track systems. The Lansing and Lapeer Michigan based facilities specialize in fabrications and armor product solutions. American Rheinmetall’s St. Mary’s, Ohio facility manufactures rubber track products for agricultural, construction, and defense industries. FLSA Status: Exempt Job Title: Cost Estimator Department: Estimating Salary $82,000 to $100.000 Summary: Supports the Estimating Team on all sourcing/quoting requirements of materials, parts, and supplies for the organization by performing the following duties Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned Coordinates all activities related to quoting materials, parts, supplies or processes for customer request for quotes. Actively communicate with Sales/Business Development team on timing expectations for quotes Primarily responsible for the accumulation and support for large proposals, including drafting proposal pricing narratives (i.e. Cost Volumes) and accumulating pricing support data from subject matter expertswithin the American Rheinmetall organization Assist Estimating Managers and/or Director of Estimating in proposal audits Work with Estimating team to support quoting efforts from suppliers based on preliminary specifications, preferred supplier lists, and date request is needed. Work with management to evaluate proposals for the requested commodity. Assures that the requested quotes are delivered on schedule from the supplier. Develop RFQ’s by commodity, work with qualified suppliers to obtain costs as required by customer TDP and specifications. Manage and track all inbound and outbound request for quotes for the Estimating Team as required. Perform cost comparisons to determine lowest/optimized costs by commodity/part number. Update costed Bills of Material with approved supplier and pricing. Supports all repeat quote business as required. Supports Launch Team after PO award by working with American Rheinmetall Purchasing and Engineering Teams to hand off all supplier quotes. Supports Estimating Manager and Director of Estimating to complete all customer RFQ’s as required.