Ensuring the Profitability of the Repair Estimate by adopting right negotiations with Insurance Companies / Customer.
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.
Highlighting the Telephonic approvals on the estimate with all the details and signing by himself.
Maximum conversion of estimates into Body repair business.
Preparing estimate for /s mentioned on the Job advice & conforming that the prepared estimate is based on the Police Report / Customers request.
Preparing the repair estimate / supplementary estimates after detailed inspection.
Following the Labour guidelines while preparing the Estimate
Co-ordinate with parts department for parts pricing and availability
Faxing / e-mailing the estimate to Insurance companies, follow up, Negotiations / Survey with Ins. Company representative, and getting the necessary approval.
Highlighting the negotiated labour charge, parts and repair operations and update the estimate.
Ensuring availability of photos before handing over the estimate to the Service Advisor & sending the same to Costing clerk for filing.
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.
Updating the status of prepared estimate on the system until Waiting for LPO / approved stage & handing over estimate to the Service Advisor.
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 superiors knowledge: On time.
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.
Qualifications
I.T.I/Diploma in Automobile/Mechanical
3 to 5 years experience as an Estimator / Denting Foreman in Automobile Dealership for Diploma Holders.