Quotations & Specifications for Lighting

Quotations & Specifications for Lighting

Status:
Regular, Full time

**Location**:
Ottawa, Ontario
Job Description

Reporting to the Business Centre Manager, the Bidding Specialist - Lighting provides accurate quotations to key contractors and works with our key suppliers on major projects. The incumbent should be skilled at achieving acceptable margins during the Project with change orders and through negotiating with our Key suppliers. Pro-active expediting and strong on-going quest of latest developments in products as well as features and benefits are critical skills.‍

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Work closely with the Projects team and Sales Representatives;
- Manage all aspects of a customer purchase order including: Communication, Documentation, Coordination of material supply and delivery, Invoicing;
- Monitor and track project progress and handle issues as they arise;
- Report and escalate to management issues as needed;
- Liaise with customers to identify and define project requirements, scope and objectives;
- Respond to customer requests in a timely manner;
- Act as the point of contact to communicate to the project team internally and externally;
- May have to negotiate pricing and sales terms with vendors as per criteria from their manager; Take the necessary action to resolve customer service issues in a timely manner; follow up with the customer to ensure satisfaction; Maintain his technical knowledge on product lines;
- Develop, grow and maintain long-term customer relationships;
- Maintain a clean and organized work area‍

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- High School Diploma;
- Five (5) years’ experience in a similar position, an asset;
- Have excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills;
- Good negotiation skills;
- Excellent problem-solving skills;
- An understanding of vendor relationships;
- Good computer skills and proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
- Highly flexible with strong organizational and time management skills;
- Ability to work unsupervised in a fast-paced environment;
- Team player, adaptable, energetic with a positive professional attitude and manner;
- Highly organized; self-motivated to improving your business skills;
- Good knowledge of the electrical distribution sales model, an asset;
- Knowledge of using price sheets and matrices, an asset;
- Enjoy working with the public and have a strong desire to improve yourself and advance within Guillevin‍.

What’s in it for you

Voted Great Place to Work®, you can build an interesting and challenging career with possibility of advancement as well as continued personal and professional development. Guillevin has always given its employees the opportunity to develop their autonomy, professional skills and competencies. By joining us, you will integrate a team of motivated, competent, and engaged team players. Our Total Rewards package focuses on our human capital to create an environment where our employees can reach their full potential.

What we offer:

- A fast-paced, dynamic, empowering and friendly work environment open to today’s reality.
- Competitive salary and participation in our generous profit-sharing program that recognizes the individual contribution of our employees. There is no limit to your ingenuity; you are encouraged to create, improve, learn and surpass yourself.
- Flexible benefits program where you can choose the benefits and levels of coverage that are right for you:
- Health, dental, paramedical & vision care, and prescription medication- Short
- and long-term disability benefits because you never know what the future holds- Supplemental Health Insurance- Life insurance- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with Telemedicine- Travel Insurance
- Reimbursement of training expenses to acquire new skills and advance your career within the organization
- RRSP with generous employer contribution
- Possibility of contributing to a TFSA with a favorable group rate
- Post-graduate scholarship program for children of our employees
- Employee discounts on purchases
- Free parking
- Electric vehicle charging stations in many of our locations

Guillevin ensures equality in the recruitment and selection process by making employment decisions based on qualifications, relevant experience, knowledge and capability, demonstrated skills and accomplishments.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

The masculine gender is used solely to simplify the text.