For manufacturers, proposal teams often spend more time gathering data than creating value. Pearstop automates project structuring and cost calculation, helping teams respond to more bids and price with confidence.
“Before, we were buried in spreadsheets. Now we can actually think about how to win.” — Commercial Director, Manufacturing Client
Be a winner – Roger Federer playing tennis. Copyright New York Times.
Cost calculation takes up a large chunk of proposal preparation time. Rightfully so: getting it wrong eats into margins and the competitiveness of the bid.
At a European building-technologies manufacturer, the commercial team of ten spent up to four days preparing each proposal. Every bid required manually reviewing technical drawings, supplier quotes, and bill-of-materials spreadsheets — all in different formats.
The process was draining: proposal leads chased engineers for numbers, cost analysts copied data from PDFs (at times multi-language), and the Commercial Manager had little visibility into pricing consistency across bids.
Pearstop reads PDFs and spreadsheets automatically, extracts every material and labour item, and structures a full project overview in one place.
The team can now simulate pricing scenarios, adjust margins dynamically, and export ready-to-send proposals — all without manual re-entry.
Total ROI: €2.1m (cost saved + margin improvement + new business)