Quote Lead

Quote Lead

Are you passionate about electronics and ready to take the next step in your career? This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking manufacturing environment where your initiative, technical curiosity, and attention to detail will be genuinely valued.

You ll be part of a supportive team that encourages ownership, continuous learning, and professional development. With exposure to diverse projects and cross functional collaboration, this role offers clear pathways for progression and the chance to make a real impact.

About the Role

As a key member of the Proposals function, you will play a vital role in generating accurate global labour and standard build times to support competitive and profitable quotations. Working from customer data packs, engineering drawings, and build specifications, you will produce standard labour times using automated tools and manual estimation for non standard processes.

You ll collaborate closely with Production Engineering, NPI, Test, Purchasing, and wider Engineering teams to ensure labour standards reflect real build data and evolving processes. Your work will directly contribute to quotation accuracy, margin improvement, and continuous optimisation within a fast paced electronics manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Proposals Manager in producing quotations for new and existing customers
• Interpret customer data packs (Excel, Word, drawings, build specifications) to generate accurate standard times
• Log and manage RFQs, maintaining organised and up to date departmental records
• Produce standard labour times using automated tools and manual estimation for non standard processes (e.g., integration, conformal coating, hand soldering)
• Work with NPI, Production Engineering, and Test teams to validate and refine labour standards
• Provide completed standard times for upload into internal systems
• Support the Purchasing Bid Team and develop capability to provide cover when required
• Review existing build times and monitor processes to ensure accuracy
• Identify opportunities for optimisation, automation, and improved build methodologies
• Contribute to continuous improvement and margin enhancement initiatives

Core Competencies & Skills

• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and Valor
• Ability to understand engineering drawings (or willingness to learn)
• Strong mechanical reasoning and attention to detail
• Ability to learn new processes quickly
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong customer service ethic and interpersonal skills
• A proactive, can do attitude with willingness to take ownership
• Ability to plan and prioritise multiple tasks
• Team oriented mindset with confidence to step outside your comfort zone

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above
• Experience in electronic manufacturing (highly desirable)
• Familiarity with eDrawings and BOM connector (advantageous)