Specialist - Quotations

Responsibilities

• Identifies potential projects for bid and compiles list of material requirements including, supplies, lighting, switchgear, and other distribution apparatuses.
• Communicates with suppliers to discuss material specifications, clarifies and confirms bill of materials, negotiates pricing and identifies alternatives for special or custom orders.
• Supervises negotiations with both suppliers and customers.
• Provides material including, data-com, switchgear and apparatus, and lighting, take-offs for preparing customer quotations.
• Collaborates with account representatives, account executives, and inside sales reps to ensure quotes and resulting orders are complete.
• Posts projects being bid by customers.
• Maintains catalogs and price lists.
• May provide general customer service after project awarded.
• May identify sales opportunities within current customer base.

Qualifications

• A High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 2 to 5 years of related experience is required.
• 2+ years experience interacting with customers and/or supplier representatives to obtain pricing information and cooperation.
• Must be able to read and interpret specifications and blueprints.
• Strong math and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Broad knowledge of product lines and pricing strategies is preferred.
• Previous experience putting together bid packages preferred.

About The Role

This is a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys working with customers, managing complex projects, and building technical expertise within the electrical distribution industry. As a Specialist – Quotations, you will develop proposals, bids, quotations, or other documents describing organizational products and services in response to requests from prospective clients. You will collaborate with members of the Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, or product teams to ensure content is complete, accurate, and timely. This individual can report into any of our 5 branches in the Northern California region.