Specialist - Quotations

**Why You’ll Love EECOL**

When you join EECOL, you become part of a global leader in business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain management solutions. We take pride in having an inclusive and family-like work environment. We provide a compensation package that offers competitive wages, flexible hours, excellent benefits, and a career you can be proud of. There are endless opportunities with our promote-within culture

**What’s in it for You**
- Permanent, full-time positions, Monday through Friday. Weekends and evenings are for friends, family, and fun, not work
- Enjoy regular salary reviews and incentive opportunities.
- EECOL is not just a job, but a company where you can learn, develop, and build your career All training provided. We promote within; excellent opportunities to advance along with educational assistance so you can pursue your career goals.
- A benefits package designed with your total well-being in mind including generous paid time off, comprehensive insurance options for you and your family, generous flex benefits, health & dental plan, disability, life insurance, vision care, and a retirement savings plan including Pension, RRSP and TFSA opportunities to save for the future
- Enjoy a wide variety of perks including discounts on travel, vehicles, entertainment, shopping and many more.

As a Specialist - Quotations, you will develop proposals, bids, quotations, or other documents describing organizational products and services in response to requests from prospective clients. You will collaborate with members of the Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, or product teams to ensure content is complete, accurate, and timely.

**Responsibilities**:

- Identifies potential projects for bid and compiles list of material requirements including, supplies, lighting, switchgear, and other distribution apparatuses.
- Communicates with suppliers to discuss material specifications, clarifies and confirms bill of materials, negotiates pricing and identifies alternatives for special or custom orders.
- Supervised negotiations with both suppliers and customers.
- Provides material including, data-com, switchgear and apparatus, and lighting, take-offs 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.
- Posts projects being bid by customers.
- Maintains catalogs and price lists.
- May provide general customer service after project awarded.
- May identify sales opportunities within current customer base.

**Qualifications**:

- 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.
- Must be able to read and interpret specifications and blueprints
- Strong math and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and organization skills.
- Broad knowledge of product lines and pricing strategies is preferred.
- Previous experience putting together bid packages preferred.
- Ability to travel up to 25%
- Strong computer skills

**Are You Ready to Launch Your Career with EECOL?**

Founded in 1919, we have been offering competitive value and superior service for over 100 years with over 60 locations in Western Canada. EECOL is one of Canada's leading electrical products distributors. Our employees stay for the long-term because we offer a rewarding and exciting career, not just a job The majority of our team started in entry-level positions and have enjoyed a variety of career paths taking them to leadership roles throughout the organizations. Don’t miss out on this opportunity; join our team today
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to not discriminate against any job applicant or employee based on age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status or any other protected status. This policy includes but is not limited to the following: recruitment and employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, selection for training including apprenticeship, layoff, or termination._