Commodities Speciailist

Commodities Specialist

There's a place for you at Viking Electric. A career at Viking Electric is more than a job. You're investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Viking Electric offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building you can find it here. We operate throughout the Midwest and are part of the Sonepar group, the world's #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe. Being "Powered by Difference" means we respect and value diverse perspectives. At Viking Electric, we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

Location : Any Viking Electric Geography

Job type : Full time

Schedule : Standard Daytime hours, Monday-Friday

Salary : $75,000-$110,000

Compensation for this position includes annual salary, 15% short-term incentive bonus, and full benefits package offerings. The exact amount of base salary may vary based on experience and skills brought to the role as well as the geographic location of the role.

What You'll Do

Drive profitable commodity growth for the organization. Focusing on large / complex wire and conduit sales opportunities. Manage awarded orders by working closely with Operations and Product Managers to ensure customer needs are met and profitability is maintained.

You will

• Coordinate, prepare, and close commodity opportunities starting with the customer quote request (RFQ). Work with sales team to book orders based on market feedback, customer needs, and vendor support
• Manage commodity orders from purchase order all the way through final fulfillment.
• Serve as commodity services and solutions expert. Promote and develop new services in the marketplace to differentiate Viking Electric from our competitors and allowing us to add profitability to commodity opportunities.
• Perform ongoing analysis of competitors products, services, and pricing to uncover strategic opportunities that will enhance Viking Electric's ability to write commodity business while maintaining / growing overall profitability of the product category.
• Work closely with key manufacturer / agent partners across our geography to position Viking Electric as their preferred supply chain partner.

What You Bring

Requirements :

What We Offer You

We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates :

We're proud to be a military-friendly company, and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.

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