Border States Electric

Quotations Specialist - Lighting

LocationChantilly, VA

About This Job

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you’re empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work.


This position will be located in: Chantilly, VA


Job Summary

Provides specialized knowledge and skills to enhance the operations of the Quotations. Performs takeoffs of bids and pricing functions. Proactively works with engineers and customers to meet their changing business needs and resolve issues. Develops quotations and requests bid and/or performance bonds for customers within company profit objectives and guidelines. Actively participates in coordinating, analyzing, and acting upon information and feedback of customer needs, pricing, products, competition, and procedures.


Responsibilities


Essential Functions

Performs takeoffs of bids and pricing functions that could include products such as fixtures, lighting, lamps, dimming systems, switchgear, duct systems, apparatus and specialty equipment.

Utilizes senior level knowledge and experience to make judgment and discretionary decisions to determine what product specifications, applications, and pricing are necessary for a specific project.
Proactively works with engineers and customers to meet their changing business needs and resolve issues.
Provides guidance and may participate in the completion of the quotation process for each assigned project.
Provides customers with timely follows-up on specialized or technical inquiries and requests.
Develops quotations and requests bids for customers within company profit objectives and guidelines.
Provides consistent, responsive, quality service to our customers.
Actively participates in coordinating, analyzing, and acting upon information and feedback of customer needs, pricing, products, competition, and procedures.
Coordinates with Border States staff to resolve customer billing issues resulting from errors in the quotations process, pricing, shipping, deliver or other customer service/credit areas.
Maintains an active log of wins/losses for project bids that includes vendors and contractors quoted.


Non-essential Functions

Provides input and market intelligence, as required.
May place orders and hold orders on secured projects, prepare submittal drawings, and release hold orders after submittal approval.
May obtain orders and provide sales support for the Border States outside sales force.
May provide guidance in purchasing functions, product evaluations and code descriptions, inventory management, pricing development, and other related services.
Attends sales meetings and training programs, as required.
Participates in sales meetings and trade shows, as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or other designate.
Qualifications

Minimum of a business or trade degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.

Minimum of four years of prior customer service, quotation or sales experience with strong knowledge of lighting, electrical products and systems preferred.
Comprehensive knowledge of product lines and applications, alternate product substitutes, and supplier pricing policies preferred.
Prefer strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), Internet, Email and SAP software.
Skills and Abilities

Strong technical ability to understand electrical systems and product applications with prior electrical distribution experience preferred.

Technical ability to read blueprints.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, reading, and customer service skills are preferred with the ability to effectively plan and organize.
Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive and engaged.
Physical Requirements

Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:

Occasionally 0 – 33% Frequently 34 – 66% Continuously: 67 – 100%

Lift from Waist:

+ < than 10 lbs. - Not at all + 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all + 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all + 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all + 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all + 100+ lbs. - Not at all
Lift from Floor:
+ < than 10 lbs. - Frequently + 10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently + 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally + 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all + 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all + 100+ lbs. - Not at all
Carried for Distance:
+ < than 10 lbs. - Not at all + 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all + 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all + 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all + 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all + 100+ lbs. - Not at all Physical Activity

Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:

Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously

Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently
Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently
Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally
Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all
Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently
Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently
Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally
Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally
Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally
Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously
Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally
Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally
Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously
Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously
Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Continuously
Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally
Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously
Use of a computer - Continuously
Use of a telephone - Continuously
Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously
Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Occasionally
Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally
Additional Information

This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer’s discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.


Our History

Border States is a leader in the electrical supply distribution industry with over 120 locations in 31 states. Our employee-owners are second to none in delivering top-notch customer service and in demonstrating extra-ordinary people skills. We are one of the largest independent electrical distributors in the United States providing products and services to the construction, industrial and utility industries. Border States has a competitive benefit package and is a 100 percent employee-owned company. Employee-ownership is a significant part of our culture and our success stems from the dedication of our employee-owners. We practice open-book management and our employee-owners are empowered with clearly defined levels of authority to be innovative and decisive, allowing us to respond quickly to the needs of customers. Employee-owners understand their roles in the success of the company and care about customers’ needs, which drives our focus on adding value to everything we do. We recognize that not all customers are the same and each has specific requirements. Our employee-owners understand these diverse needs and have the commitment, resourcefulness and flexibility to outperform all others.


Values

As a Border States employee-owner, you’re responsible for living our mission, service philosophy and service standards.


Our Purpose

We believe unstoppable businesses shouldn't go it alone. We are owners - of relationships, of outcomes, of every moment these unstoppable businesses need to deliver.


Service Philosophy

We earn customer loyalty and confidence by caring about their needs and adding value to everything we do.


Service Standards

Border States employee-owners are competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged .


Your career

Join an experienced team at one of the largest electrical distributors in the United States. What are you waiting for?

Border States has a competitive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:


Health, Dental and Vision Benefits


Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity


FSA & HSA


Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)


Disability Benefits


401(k) Retirement Plan


Life Insurance


Employee Assistance Program


Paid Holidays


Paid Volunteer Time


Personal Leave time and more!

Border States provides bonuses to their employee-owners upon the achievement of branch and company goals.


Equal Opportunity For All

It’s not just the law. It’s something we’ve believed in since our founding. We value the diversity of all of our employee-owners and will always be an equal opportunity employer.


Drug Free/Smoke Free workplace


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