Project Quotations
Title: Project Quotations
About the role
This position is responsible for providing pricing from our vendors for the Service Center's new quotes, existing projects, and opportunities from the outside sales team. The successful candidate will work closely with their team and their customers by creating a Bill of Material from a blueprint or working with a customer to suggest products on design-build projects.
Essential Job Functions
- Provide customers with complete, comprehensive, competitive, and accurate project quotations proposals
- Aids customers in person, over the phone or internet with Summit product questions, quotations, and orders
- Pays close attention to detail to ensure quote accuracy
- Responsible for project proposals. Will determine and provide customers product pricing, negotiate pricing with suppliers, purchase materials specific to customer orders and maintain service standards
- Partner with CSR’s, Account Managers and other Summit associates as needed
- Build and maintain customer relationships
Required Qualifications And Experience
- Experience handling project quotations process (highly preferred) or estimating construction projects
- Extensive knowledge of lighting, lamps, and related products
- Strong customer service orientation
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written
- Strong time management skills, showing the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
- Able to be flexible and can effectively adapt to change
- High school diploma or GED
Beneficial Skills And Experience
- 3-5 years customer service experience in the electrical distribution industry
- SAP knowledge
- Completion of EPEC Gold program
- Knowledge and understanding of local market
- Relationships with local manufacture representatives
Physical Challenges
- Consistent sitting for hours at a time
- Consistent use of keyboard and mouse
- Must be able to lift 5 pounds on a regular and consistent basis
- Ability to climb stairs on occasion
What We Offer You
- Great Family-friendly Benefits
- Healthcare plans
- Dental & vision
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) retirement savings with company match
- Professional and personal development programs
- Opportunity to become a shareholder
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
- Employer-paid life insurance for spouse and dependents
- Robust wellness program
- Gym reimbursement
- Earned wage access
- Tuition reimbursement
- Military-friendly company
- Many employee resource groups (ERGs)
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other categories protected by federal, state or local law. Sonepar and our family of brands are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, we will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please call 843-745-2420 or email recruiting@sonepar-us.com.