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Quotations Supervisor - Lighting

Border States
life insurance, paid holidays, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, South Carolina, West Columbia
120 Saxe Gotha Rd (Show on map)
Feb 21, 2025
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: Charlotte, NC or Garner, NC or West Columbia, SC Job Summary Leads and supervises the Quotations department. Identifies and notifies Quotations staff of upcoming projects or jobs. Oversees the schedule of jobs being bid, accuracy of database on current projects, and assures required specifications are met for all jobs in progress. Supervises and may perform takeoff of bids. Oversees and may participate in the completion of the quotation process for each assigned project, market or location. Oversees or participates in obtaining orders and providing sales support for the outside sales force. Negotiates with vendors for best pricing and best delivery of products to customers and/or jobsites. Ensures staff is actively participating in coordinating, analyzing, and acting upon information and feedback of customer needs, pricing, products, competition, and procedures. Responsibilities Essential Functions Works closely with BSE's sales and marketing staff to promote sales and to meet and exceed sales and gross profit objectives. Identifies and notifies Quotations staff of upcoming projects or jobs. Oversees the schedule of jobs being bid, accuracy of database on current projects, and assures required specifications are met for all jobs in progress. Supervises and may perform takeoff of bids that could include products such as motor control centers, motor drives, control components, fixtures, lighting, lamps, dimming systems, switchgear, duct systems, apparatus and specialty equipment. Oversees and may participate in the completion of the quotation process for each assigned project, market or location. Oversees or participates in obtaining orders and providing sales support for the outside sales force. Provides customers with timely follow-up on technical inquiries and requests. Oversees the close-out of completed job files. Negotiates with vendors for best pricing and best delivery of products to customers and/or jobsites. Provides consistent, responsive, quality service to our customers. Ensures staff is actively participating in coordinating, analyzing, and acting upon information and feedback of customer needs, pricing, products, competition, and procedures. Supervises and oversees the efforts of the Quotations staff to work with the Customer Financial Services to resolve customer-billing problems resulting from errors in the quotations process, pricing, shipping, deliver or other customer service/credit areas. Ensures the Quotations team is performing the appropriate SAP functions so the department runs as efficiently and accurately as possible. Close out projects for final billing to customers in a timely manner along with credits and over billing issues. Non-essential Functions Contacts vendors for pricing, as needed. 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 develop quotations and request bid/performance bonds for customers within company profit objectives and guidelines. Provides guidance in purchasing functions, product evaluations and code descriptions, inventory management, pricing development, and other related services, as needed. Attends sales meetings and training programs, as needed. Participates in sales meetings and trade shows, as needed. Qualifications Skills and Abilities Physical Requirements Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day: Occasionally 0 - 33% Frequently34 - 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 withover 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