Quotations Specialist

Would you describe yourself as customer-oriented, organized, detailed, and motivated? Do you want to be a part of a small team with the support of a larger organization in a stable company with room to grow?
Position Summary
We have a great opportunity to join our team as a Quotations Specialist at our Plymouth, MN branch. The ideal candidate will have an interest in electrical distribution, be a self-starter, have experience providing quotes, enjoy interacting with customers, and have strong analytical and decision-making skills.
What’s In It for You?

• No weekends!
• PTO and 9 paid holidays, plus your birthday
• Highly competitive benefits package
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Health Savings Account with Employer Match
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

Responsibilities Include:

• Maintain relationships with our suppliers and customers.
• Provide feedback on pricing, service, new products, quality, and customer needs.
• Develop quotes, negotiate, and close assigned projected jobs with accurate, on time and understandable prices and terms.
• Initiate customer contact and perform timely follow-up of inquiries and quotation requests.
• Provide customer service including order entry, expediting, follow-up and other sales tasks.
• Oversee order entry, submittal, shipping, expediting, and billing processes on project jobs.
• Responsible for meeting or exceeding sales and gross profit objectives by working with JHL’s sales and specialist departments.
• Participate in market planning and strategizing for JHL’s product lines as requested.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Branch Manager or Sales Manager.

Qualifications :

• High school diploma/GED required.
• 2 years of electrical industry related experience.
• Detail oriented, organized, consistent and tenacious.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel and Outlook.
• Familiar with Switchgear Programs (Empower/ABB)
• Must be able to read plans and put bids together.
• Strong math skills.
• Collaborative personality-willing to listen and deliver information to a variety of stakeholders. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Self-motivated and self-starter.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and collaborate within a multi-functional team.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.