Project Quotations Specialist - Council Bluffs IA

At Echo Electric, a brand owned by Sonepar, we are a leader in electrical distribution. Echo Electric represents over $1.2 billion in sales covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Southern South Dakota. As part of Sonepar, the worldwide leader in electrical distribution, we have a global reach that allows us to offer excellent benefits and develop innovative solutions, while maintaining our strong local roots and close-knit culture.

We empower our associates to contribute to our success by adopting the adapt, dare, learn mindset— adapt to new situations and people, dare to appropriately challenge the status quo, and learn from others and our own experiences.

Our 6 legacy brands known as Echo Electric Supply, Holt, PEPCO, Richards, Shaw Supply, and Springfield Electric have become one brand moving forward with a shared culture, strategy, and vision. We are now going to the market under one bold new brand, Echo Electric.

Shift: Monday
- Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

• Analyzes project blueprints to identify required specifications to prepare a bill of materials needed.
• Prepare projects bills of material and submit to appropriate vendors for pricing information.
• Formulate the bid’s unique pricing strategy by combining the vendor’s pricing information received with the branch’s sales margin objectives, coordinate pricing strategy with appropriate sales and management representatives.
• Prepare and submit project bid proposals in a complete and accurate manner which reflects the formulated pricing strategy, assuring all submissions deadlines are met.
• Maintain an accurate follow-up system for actively tracking bids and quotations provided to customers
• Assist development of group bidding strategy based on follow-up feedback.
• Upon achievement of proposal award, coordinate the ordering and delivery processes with sales associates to ensure materials are delivered in accordance with the terms outlined in the bid proposal.
• Monitor the progress of ordering activities associated with bid projects to assure the accuracy of the bid’s pricing and terms.
• Prescribe limits of profit mark-up and evaluates profit performance on quotations with the Branch Manager to assure that performance is aligned with the branch’s sales and profitability objectives.
• Continuously communicate with customers throughout the quotation/bid process to share information related to products, manufacturer’s pricing, shipping, requirements, etc.
• Maintain current knowledge of products inventoried, including appropriate product substitutions.
• Develop product knowledge and understand product applications
• Attend product training classes to develop superior product knowledge to handle customer applications.
• Maintain ethical, cooperative manufacturer relationships consistent with company image and company/branch goals in the marketplace.
• Develops and maintain appropriate manufacturer contacts.
• Negotiate special pricing contracts and accurately document sales under said contracts.
• Maintain current knowledge of inventory, including appropriate substitutions.
• Maintains a complete and updated library of manufacturers catalogs.
• Develop an effective and productive working relationship with Outside Sales Associates, Inside Sales Associates, and support personnel.
• Exchange customer information needs in a timely fashion with Outside and Inside Sales Associates, Branch Manager and Corporate Purchasing staff.
• Inform and educate relevant branch associates on pricing changes and strategies to assure all customer pricing is conducted on a consistent basis.
• Support other branches in their effects to secure and facilitate customer orders.
• Proved support to branch as directed.
• Provides daily schedule to…