Project Quotations - Switchgear - Tampa, FL

There's a Place for You at World Electric

A career at World 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. World 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 Florida and Georgia 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. Within World 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.

The Project Quotations - Swichgear role works towards the completion of and maintains the accuracy of potential customer's request for quotes. This role establishes the best costing practices on said RFQ's and ensures competitiveness of bid. An essential part of this position is communication with suppliers, Sr. Account Managers and Branch Managers.

Key Accountabilities:

Quote Preparation:

• Ensure all resources are utilized to secure World Electric the best possible cost on materials.
• Receiving requests and responding to inquiries from customers
• Develop accurate and competitive quotes for projects based on customer specifications and project requirements.
• Prepare detailed and accurate quotations for gear products and solutions.
• Analyze project blueprints and specifications to identify required materials.
• Build competitive product crossovers.
• Determine aggregate profitability of the bid.
• Ensures that the company is awarded the highest percentage of project work available in the market
• Determine the most cost-effective options to meet project specifications
• Suggest cross-over and associated items, or alternative and additional items related to an order where possible.
• Communicate effectively with customers to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions
• Obtain feedback on bid list.
• Follow up on quotes to customers
• Stay informed about inventory, including appropriate product substitutions.
• Develop and enhance product knowledge, attending relevant training classes.

Customer Service:

• Develop and maintain multi-disciplinary, multi-business segment, and multi-vendor product knowledge.
• Resolve cost discrepancies among customers and suppliers.
• Correspond with electrical contractor, engineer or architect.
• Communicate effectively with the sales team on all aspects of the project.
• Foster and maintain excellent working relationships internally with project manager and outside sales rep, as well as externally with customers, manufacturers' representatives, and suppliers.
• Serve as information center for technical information and consult with sales team on the proper application of products, as needed.
• Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or
• 1 - 2 years related experience and/or training; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Requirements:

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and with little supervision
• Efficient in Parspec, Job Management, and AECInspire is a plus.
• Demonstrate good time management skills
• Possess strong planning, organizational and execution skills
• Ability to set goals and meet deadlines
• Possess excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrate ownership of assigned responsibilities and ability to get the job done correctly and in a timely manner
• Have a proactive and positive team approach to problem resolution
• Ability to establish strong working relationships with co-workers and management
• Can apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

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.

Learn More About Us

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Learn more at https://careers.sonepar-us.com/worldelectric/us/en/home

World Electric is part of the Sonepar family of brands: https://www.soneparusa.com/us-en/about-us

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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