Tender & Costing Administrator

SUMMARY:
Are you detail-oriented, comfortable working with numbers and interested in developing your skills in costing and tender administration?

Our client is looking for a Tender & Costing Administrator to assist with preparing costings, compiling quotations and supporting the tender process. This role is ideal for someone with strong administrative skills, good numerical ability and a willingness to learn.

If you enjoy working with figures, organising information and ensuring accuracy in your work, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your skills in a technical and administrative environment.

POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS

• Matric
• Building or QS-related qualification advantageous
• Costing, estimating, tendering or quoting experience, ideally in building, tiles, flooring or kitchens advantageous
• Exceptional attention to detail and a very high level of accuracy.
• Clear, professional verbal and written communication in English, with the confidence to communicate with customers, suppliers and the team
• Strong maths ability
• Confidence working from plans, drawings and specifications
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills (lookups, formulas, pivot tables)
• Well organized, with strong admin and computer skills

• Prepare accurate costings, tenders and quotations from plans, site measurements or supplied quantities, including take-offs and manufacturing quotes
• Apply GP and margin rules across product categories
• Review every quote as a whole before it leaves the business
• Own our product information: naming, coding and maintaining products from multiple suppliers, and helping move it into our new system
• Verify information from colleagues before it's used, and manage stock reservations
• Initially, also support the front end: sales inbox, samples and customer communication during quoting