What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sourcing Specialist position at Betis Group, Inc.?
Job Profile
The Sourcing Specialist (Hybrid) will support the E-Business Sales Department for Betis Direct by creating formal price quotes of IT products in response to quote requests or published solicitations. This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to our Mclean office location, and includes benefits. The salary will be commensurate with experience within the local market rate for position. This position reports primarily to the E-Business Sales Manager, but may also report to other departments due to additionally assigned duties
Job Responsibilities/Essential Job Functions (Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks is illustrative ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. It does not imply that all positions within the class perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.)
- Successfully maintain client and vendor relationships
- Receive quote requests from current and future clients via community email and individual email boxes
- Request vendor quotes from Tier 1, Tier 2, or manufacturer/OEM as appropriate
- Act as a point of contact for sales related matters
- Deliver superior customer service through prompt and courteous responses to clients
- Create timely and accurate formal quotes in accordance with Betis internal processes and client-required formats
- Conduct timely (usually daily) follow up communications with clients to ensure deadlines and product specifications are met
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein
- Create final products in accordance with job and/or contractual requirements
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to execute sales strategy
- Familiarity with current Information Technology products and trends.
- Initiate contact with existing and potential customers
- Ability to identify and properly qualify business opportunities
- Prepare and present formal quote proposals to organizations
- Maintain a strong knowledge of e-business and technology initiatives
- Ability to provide accurate sales quotes in a timely, consistent manner
- Possess strong research skills to locate and quote specialty items
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to include developing and presenting formal presentations to all levels of management
- Excellent interpersonal skills to solidify vendor, client and internal Betis Group relationships
- Proficient with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Strong communication skills and ability to obtain required information in order to cultivate positive and effective supplier relations
- Communicate effectively with Accounting Department and collect/deliver information as required
- Rectify any vendor or client issues
- Negotiate pricing, terms and conditions of vendor quotes
- Interview and identify new vendors or suppliers in order to establish reliable sources for customer purchase orders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Basic market and technical understanding of service/agency needs and requirements for the DoD, and federal, state and local agencies, as well as commercial organizations
- Excellent mathematical skills, including application and use in problem-solving.
- Ability to coordinate own and others’ actions, manage own time and manage personnel resources
- Strong understanding and expression of written and verbal English sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents
- Sensitivity to problems; ability to determine when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
Experience
Individual must have at least one year of experience in IT sales and purchasing environment; and one to two years of experience successfully negotiating and closing sales; OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.
Education
High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred
Benefit Offerings
At Betis Direct, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service to our customers. We know our people are our greatest asset and we strive to instill a company culture that fosters growth, development, and a sense of family.
We offer a variety of perks and benefits that complete a total compensation package to support you and your family:
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance, STD, LTD, and AD&D
- PTO – Holiday, Sick Leave, Vacation, Volunteer Hours
- Retirement Plan w/ company match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Professional Development Training
- Betis Health and Wellness Program
- And more!
About Betis Direct
Betis Direct is an experienced provider of comprehensive information technology products and solutions. Since 2017, we have supplied Information Technology products and solutions to Federal, Corporate, Healthcare, and Educational customers worldwide. We offer services in the area of systems engineering, enterprise solutions, technology deployments, infrastructure installation and upgrades, and hardware/software sales. We empower our clients to meet their business needs with practical yet innovative technologies.
Betis Direct, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws.
