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Shop Drawings:\nGather, collect, and review all details, proposals, and documents related to new projects provided by the technical office department in order to have full awareness of all new products’ specifications & requirements.\n\nPrepare detailed shop drawings and specify the list of materials required in terms of quantities & qualities.\n\nSelect & choose suitable materials for each product (wood, metal, accessories, paint, textiles, fabrics, etc).\n\nProduce cutting lists needed for furniture and woodwork production.\n\nEnsure high-quality and creative functional production solutions to make sure that there are proper conversions of the products’ technical designs into processes and procedures.\n\nWork closely with other related technical / non-technical departments (production, warehouse, design, procurement, sales, finance, operations, etc).\n\nDuty 2. Cost Estimation, Analysis & Control:\nMonitor and analyze the collected cost information, including cost of raw materials used, operation costs, production costs, cost of wasted materials, direct & indirect costs, to support forecasting the new products’ selling prices.\n\nImplement and utilize cost methodologies and tools together with appropriate software models and programs to prepare and maintain reliable and accurate costing data.\n\nConvert all the collected data into cost estimates for new and current products.\n\nEstablish and determine cost estimate targets during the design processes, development processes, and production processes.\n\nEstablish the selling prices by multiplying the estimated costs by profit factors as per each project’s specifications.\n\nAssess the cost effectiveness of products by comparing actual costs versus the estimated ones to ensure costs are controlled and are as per the forecasted budgets.\n\nIdentify and develop strategies and techniques to improve cost–efficiency while maintaining the desired quality.\n\nRecommend opportunities for cost savings and cost reduction measures.\n\nIdentify potential risks and issues that could impact products’ costs.\n\nStay updated on industry best practices and cost control methodologies.\n\nDuty 3. Coordination & Alignment:\nGive cost impact advice and support management decisions by providing accurate & detailed cost information and data.\n\nCommunicate with the projects/sales department to know all specifications and requirements for each project.\n\nWork with the production department to ensure cost estimates are accurate and to resolve any costing issues that might arise.\n\nCommunicate with the procurement department to get the price list of raw materials and accessories purchased to be used in producing new items.\n\nCommunicate with the finance department to know all the financial details about products.\n\nDuty 4. Documentations & Reporting:\nPrepare monthly costing reports and selling prices’ forecasts, and report any variance whether under or over the approved budgets.\n\nMaintain accurate records and archive all necessary costing documents.\n\nRequirements\nJob Requirements\n\nCore & Technical Competencies:\nExcellent Shop drawings &cost estimation Skills.\n\nStrong Planning, Organizing and Analytical Thinking Skills.\n\nStrong Quantity Surveying Skills.\n\nExcellent Communication & Leadership Skills.\n\nAbility to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks.\n\nOther Requirements:\nBS degree in Architecture Engineering, Interior Design, or Applied Arts.\n\n3-5 years of experience working as a Shop Drawings & Costing Engineer is a must\n\nExperience in the Manufacturing of Office Furniture is a must.\n\nGood user for MS Office (Excellent Excel User)\n\nAuto CAD is a must. 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