Quotations Specialist
Seattle, WA
JOB DESCRIPTION
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Lighting product knowledge, competitive manufacturer understanding of market levels
- Creating detailed bills of materials from plans, schedule and specifications
- Project Bids, job costing, organization, working well under pressure and time constraints
- Breakouts
- Negotiating pricing with manufacturers and customers
- Electronic Filing
- Running Reports
- Pricing issue resolution
- Coordinating pricing and part numbers with Project Management through project completion
REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Candidates are preferred, although not required, to have a bachelor’s degree or beyond.
Candidates should be proficient in the following skills:
- Microsoft Office 365 Products & Solutions
- Knowledge of basic lighting control systems (sensors, power packs, distributed and digital systems)
- Ability to read and understand electrical drawings
- Ability to read and understand lighting shop drawing
- Excellent organizational practices
- Good communication (written and verbal) skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
PREFFERRED SKILLS
- Knowledge of industry estimating software (Oasis or Sales Assistant)
- A keen ability to calculate percentages without a calculator
- 5 Years or more of manufacturer representative or distributor quotes