Senior Specialist - Quotations (Construction)

WESCO; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wesco in Honolulu is seeking a Senior Specialist - Quotations (Construction) to develop proposals, bids and quotations in response to client requests. You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and product teams to ensure content is complete, accurate and timely, and may handle the most complex inquiries.

You will identify and qualify potential projects for bid, gather material requirements, negotiate with suppliers and customers, and prepare final quotation submittals, with up

Qualifications

• High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 5+ years of related experience required.
• Experience pulling together full bid packages.
• Broad knowledge of product lines and pricing strategies.
• Experience negotiating with customers and suppliers.
• Must be able to read and interpret specifications and blueprints.
• Strong math and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and qualifies potential projects for bid and compiles material requirements.
• Interacts with consultants representing customers to obtain bidding approvals.
• 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.
• Coordinates receipt of required information for preparation of final quotation submittal.
• Communicates with customers to resolve problems with projects during bidding process.
• Follows-up on open and outstanding quotations with salespersons and customers to determine status.
• Communicates with account representatives, account executives, and inside sales reps to ensure quotes and resulting orders are complete.
• May identify sales opportunities within current customer base.

Skills

Math & analytics

Communication

Organization

Computers

Negotiation

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Senior Specialist - Quotations (Construction)

As the Senior Specialist - Quotations (Construction), 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. You may be responsible for developing responses to the most complex or high-value inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and qualifies potential projects for bid and compiles list of material requirements including, supplies, lighting, switchgear, and other distribution apparatuses.
• Interacts with consultants representing customers to obtain approvals for bidding.
• 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.
• Coordinates receipt of required information for preparation of final quotation submittal.
• Communicates with customers to resolve problems with projects during bidding process.
• Follows-up on open and outstanding quotations with salespersons and customers to determine status.
• Communicates with account representatives, account executives, and inside sales reps to ensure quotes and resulting orders are complete.
• May identify sales opportunities within current customer base.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree preferred
• 5+ years of related experience is required
• Previous experience pulling together full bid packages
• Broad knowledge of product lines and pricing strategies
• Experience interacting and negotiating with customers and 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
• Strong computer skills
• Ability to travel up to 25%