Senior Specialist - Quotations
- Sacramento, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
developing responses to the most complex or high-value inquiries.Responsibilities:
- Identifies and qualifies potential projects for bid and compiles list of material requirements including modules, inverters, racking, storage and eBOS.
- Interacts with consultants representing customers to obtain approvals for bidding.
- Communicates with suppliers to discuss material specifications, clarifies, and confirms bill of materials, negotiates pricing, and identifies alternatives for special or custom orders.
- Supervises negotiations with both suppliers and customers.
- Provides material take-offs including, modules, inverters, racking, storage and eBOS for preparing customer quotations.
- Coordinates receipt of required information for preparation of final quotation submittal.
- Communicates with customers to resolve problems with projects during bidding process.
- Follows-up on open and outstanding quotations with salespersons and customers to determine status.
- Communicates with account representatives, account executives, and inside sales reps to ensure quotes and resulting orders are complete.
- May identify sales opportunities within current customer base.
- High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree preferred
- 2 to 5 years of related experience is required
- 2+ years' experience interacting with customers and/or supplier representatives to obtain pricing information and cooperation
- Experience in the solar industry or renewable energy sector strongly preferred
- Must be able to read and interpret specifications and blueprints, including solar layout diagrams
- Strong math and analytical skills
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organization skills
- Broad knowledge of electrical and solar product lines and pricing strategies is preferred
- Previous experience putting together bid packages preferred
- Ability to travel up to 25%