Bodyshop Estimator

The Bodyshop Estimator plays a crucial role in the automotive industry, particularly within a dealership or distribution environment. This position requires a keen eye for detail and a strong understanding of vehicle repair processes. The Bodyshop Estimator is responsible for assessing vehicle damage, preparing repair estimates, and ensuring customer satisfaction through effective communication and service delivery. This role is ideal for individuals who are passionate about the automotive field and possess excellent analytical skills.

Responsibilities:

1. Ensuring the Profitability of the Repair Estimate by adopting right negotiations with Insurance Companies / Customer.
2. Ensuring the quality of the repair by obtaining approval for replacing Mandatory spare parts. Obtain written agreement of Insurance Surveyors on the estimate / supplementary estimates with date & time.
3. Highlighting the Telephonic approvals on the estimate with all the details and signing by himself.
4. Maximum conversion of estimates into Body repair business.
5. Preparing estimate for Job Description/s mentioned on the Job advice & conforming that the prepared estimate is based on the Police Report / Customer’s request.
6. Preparing the repair estimate / supplementary estimates after detailed inspection.
7. Following the Labour guidelines while preparing the Estimate
8. Co-ordinate with parts department for parts pricing and availability
9. Faxing / e-mailing the estimate to Insurance companies, follow up, Negotiations / Survey with Ins. Company representative, and getting the necessary approval.
10. Highlighting the negotiated labour charge, parts and repair operations and update the estimate.
11. Ensuring availability of photos before handing over the estimate to the Service Advisor & sending the same to Costing clerk for filing.
12. Follow up with Insurance Company for inspection / survey / necessary approval for the estimates submitted & Information to the customer in case of delay in obtaining the agreement.
13. Updating the status of prepared estimate on the system until Waiting for LPO / approved stage & handing overestimate to the Service Advisor.
14. Restrict non-approved / cancelled / Rejected estimates, Total loss advice letters, Un fair demand of the Insurance company, Delay or Difficulties in getting the approvals to the superior’s knowledge: “On time”.
15. Attaching the supplementary estimate with the Job card, highlighting the supplementary approval details on the job card with stamp, updating the details on the system with date & time.