Industrial Quotes Coordinator

Industrial Quotes Coordinator# Industrial Quotes CoordinatorCMMS - Houston, TX 77087## Overview Position Type Full Time## Description|  |  || --- | --- ||
** Job title** |
* Industrial Quotes Coordinator* ||
** Reports to** |
* Industrial Quotes Manager* ||
** Classification** | Non-Exempt ||
** Schedule** | Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. / 40 hours a week |
** Summary/Objective
** The Industrial Quotes Coordinator position is responsible for product research, building a contact base for specific products, collecting pricing and data from our vendors and submitting bid packages to our customers.
** Essential Functions
*** Communicate or work with all levels of management, Inside Sales/Outside Sales in the areas of planning, purchasing, logistics and operations regularly
* Communicate effectively with vendors and customers
* Collect pricing and data from our vendors
* Negotiate cost reduction with suppliers
* Participate in team strategizing to optimize product and freight spend
* Submit bid packages to our customers
* Follow all company policies, Texas and USA laws
* Meet all meeting deadlines before they are due
* Learn and possess good product knowledge
* Knowledge of different ways to research product capabilities
* Identifying how to best meet special customer requirements while maintaining efficiency in those operational flows
* Identifying issues that affect overall company profitability and implementing field methods that maximizes the bottom line profit of the overall company
* Able to build a contact base for specific products
* Creating improvements and changes when necessary
** Competencies
* ** 2 year Degree or Work experience equivalent
* 0-2 year Product research capabilities, building a contact base for specific product
* Microsoft Word/MS Excel/MS Word/MS Outlook and MS Power Point
** Supervisory Responsibility
** The Industrial Quotes Coordinator position does not have any direct supervisory responsibilities.
** Working conditions
** Work Environment This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit and walk.

This is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work This is a full time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The employee must work 40 hours each week to maintain full-time status. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel No travel.
** Education and Experience
*** 1-2 years working experience in Quotes or Sales, preferred
* 2 year degree or work experience equivalent
* Preferred education or experience