Quotations, Entry Level-Experienced
16500 Sixteen Five Hundred
Emeryville, CA, US
Full-time
Job Description
Job Description
Analyzes project documents such as e-sheets and fixture schedules, specifications, item descriptions and other construction documentation to prepare a bill of material containing cost and labor estimates for products and services provided by the company, within deadlines provided.
Duties & Responsibilities :
- Develop an understanding of the manufacturers we represent, including their product offerings, applications and protocols
- Manage customer expectations by meeting deadlines and providing clear communication with regards to expectations and deadlines
- Uses contact software correctly, uploading all pertinent documents in an orderly fashion, well-marked and detailed
- Reviews data to determine material and creates a quotation using our personalized Project Management and pricing software.
Focus is on optimizing the company's commission dollars
- Computes cost factors based on the different manufacturer pricing supplied and its guidelines and prepares estimates for service work
- Consults with coworkers, clients, vendors, or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve product pricing issues resulting in the best financial outcome for the company
- Interfaces with Contractor Sales Team, Specification Department, Solutions and Clean-Ups to obtain support and commitment to the cost estimates
- Assures that details on entered on each project quote including but not limited to these channel partners : names of contractors, sales personnel, distributors and other agents if applicable
- Provide updates to the initial cost based on client changes to quantities or product details. If there are major price adjustments, determine the reason for any discrepancies
- Provides improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures to reduce future discrepancies between estimated and actual costs, or to reduce losses
- Identifies cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement efforts
- Manage quotation territory and all versions of quotations; follows up with customers post-quotation for pipeline management
Key Qualities :
- Analytical Synthesizes complex or diverse information
- Demonstrates extreme attention to detail
- Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner
- Manages difficult or emotional situations
- Responds promptly to customer needs
- Displays orientation to profitability
- Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition
- Able to manage and organize tasks / jobs on a daily and weekly basis
- Computer Savvy
- Long term employment committed
Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) or higher preferred from a four-year college university or two to three years related experience and / or training;
or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe / BlueBeam, Microsoft Teams, Google Sheets / docs, aptitude for Quotation Platforms.
- Must be able to speak and write professionally. Communication skills with customers, design clients and co-workers are a necessity.
- Team oriented with a strong ability to successfully collaborate with peers.
- Strong ability to maintain high-level focus while multi-tasking in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. Ability to apply concepts basic algebra and geometry.
Benefits :
- Practical experience with a wide variety of application engineering tasks.
- Collaborating hand-in-hand with skilled teams of application engineers.
- Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with seasoned professionals.
- Opportunity to participate in networking events and company meetings.
- A fun, positive, and productive professional environment.
8AM - 5PM, Monday - Friday
Please be advised this is an in-office position.
30+ days ago