Quotations Specialist - Switchgear
Quotations Specialist - Switchgear
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$ 50000 - 75000
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Be part of a growing successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned which means youre empowered to make decisions find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work.
This position will be located in: Rapid City SD All locations
Job Summary
The Quotations Specialist provides specialized knowledge and skills in quoting equipment and packages to customers. Performs takeoffs of bids and pricing functions. Proactively works with engineers and customers to meet their changing business needs and resolve issues. Develops quotations and requests bid and/or performance bonds for customers within company profit objectives and guidelines. Actively participates in coordinating analyzing and acting upon information and feedback of customer needs pricing products competition and procedures.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
- Performs takeoffs of bids and pricing functions that could include products such as switchboards panelboards transformers safety switches motor control centers variable frequency drives switchgear duct systems and specialty equipment or products such as fixtures lighting lamps and dimming systems.
- Utilizes knowledge and experience to make judgment and discretionary decisions to determine what product specifications applications and pricing are necessary for a specific project.
- Provides guidance and may participate in the completion of the quotation process for each assigned project.
- Provides customers with timely follows-up on specialized or technical inquiries and requests.
- Develops quotations and requests bids for customers within company profit objectives and guidelines.
- Provides consistent responsive quality service to our customers.
- Actively participates in coordinating analyzing and acting upon information and feedback of customer needs pricing products competition and procedures.
- Coordinates with Border States staff to resolve customer billing issues resulting from errors in the quotations process pricing shipping deliver or other customer service/credit areas.
- Maintains an active log of wins/losses for project bids that includes vendors and contractors quoted.
- May provide value engineering and expedited ship options per customers specific project needs.
Non-essential Functions
- Provides input and market intelligence as required.
- May place orders and hold orders on secured projects prepare submittal drawings and release hold orders after submittal approval.
- May obtain orders and provide sales support for the BSE outside sales force.
- May provide guidance in purchasing functions product evaluations and code descriptions inventory management pricing development and other related services.
- Attends sales meetings and training programs as required.
- Participates in sales meetings and trade shows as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum of a business or trade degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.
- Minimum of four years of prior customer service quotation or sales experience with strong knowledge of electrical products and systems preferred.
- Comprehensive knowledge of product lines and applications alternate product substitutes and supplier pricing policies preferred.
- Ability to read write and speak in English preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of PC for Windows Microsoft Office (Excel Word and PowerPoint) Internet Email and SAP software preferred.
- Prior experience working in switchgear manufacturer quotations software (i.e. Eaton BidManager) may be preferred.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong technical ability to understand electrical systems and product applications with prior electrical distribution experience preferred.
- Technical ability to read blueprints and specifications.
- Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication reading and customer service skills are preferred with the ability to effectively plan and organize.
- Excellent customer service skills include being competent accurate responsive and engaged.
Physical Requirements
Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:
Occasionally 0 33% Frequently34 66% Continuously: 67 100%
- Lift from Waist:
- < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
- 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
- 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
- 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
- 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
- 100 lbs. - Not at all
- Lift from Floor:
- < than 10 lbs. - Frequently
- 10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently
- 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally
- 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
- 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
- 100 lbs. - Not at all
- Carried for Distance:
- < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
- 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
- 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
- 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
- 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
- 100 lbs. - Not at all
Physical Activity
Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:
- Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously
- Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently
- Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently
- Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally
- Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all
- Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently
- Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently
- Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally
- Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally
- Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally
- Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists hands and/or fingers) - Continuously
- Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally
- Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally
- Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously
- Fingering (picking pinching typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously
- Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Continuously
- Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally
- Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously
- Use of a computer - Continuously
- Use of a telephone - Continuously
- Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously
- Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Occasionally
- Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally
Additional Information
This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employers discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation. The salary range for this position is $50000 - $75000. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on candidate experience knowledge skills qualifications and geographic location.
Our History
Border States is a leader in the electrical supply distribution industry withover 120 locations in 31 states. Our employee-owners are second to none in delivering top-notch customer service and in demonstrating extra-ordinary people skills. We are one of the largest independent electrical distributors in the United States providing products and services to the construction industrial and utility industries. Border States has a competitive benefit package and is a 100 percent employee-owned company. Employee-ownership is a significant part of our culture and our success stems from the dedication of our employee-owners. We practice open-book management and our employee-owners are empowered with clearly defined levels of authority to be innovative and decisive allowing us to respond quickly to the needs of customers. Employee-owners understand their roles in the success of the company and care about customers needs which drives our focus on adding value to everything we do. We recognize that not all customers are the same and each has specific requirements. Our employee-owners understand these diverse needs and have the commitment resourcefulness and flexibility to outperform all others.
Values
As a Border States employee-owner youre responsible for living our mission service philosophy and service standards.
Our Purpose
We believe unstoppable businesses shouldnt go it alone. We are owners - of relationships of outcomes of every moment these unstoppable businesses need to deliver.
Service Philosophy
We earn customer loyalty and confidence by caring about their needs and adding value to everything we do.
Service Standards
Border States employee-owners are competent accurate responsive and engaged .
Your career
Join an experienced team at one of the largest electrical distributors in the United States. What are you waiting for
Border States has a competitive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
Health Dental and Vision Benefits
Accident Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity
FSA & HSA
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Disability Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Holidays
Paid Volunteer Time
Personal Leave time and more!
Border States provides bonuses to their employee-owners upon the achievement of branch and company goals.
Equal Opportunity For All
Its not just the something weve believed in since our value the diversity of all of our employee-owners and will always be an equal opportunity employer.
Drug Free/Smoke Free workplace
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
