What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Solutions Specialist Lighting - Eugene position at North Coast?
There’s a Place for You at North Coast
A career at North Coast is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. North Coast offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, Washington and we are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.
Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. North Coast we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.
What You Will Do:
- Coordinate lighting quotations for your respective jobs.
- Establish and maintain good working relations with key lighting vendors
- Strategize with vendors, customers and sales to win profitable jobs
- Produce quotes, bills of material, and create workable project hand-off documents
- Support Construction Group sales team
- Set industry standards for professionalism in accurate error-free quotations, timely follow-up, on-time submittals
- Work with purchasing to ensure stock compatibility with agency project strength and support
What You Will Bring:
- Industry experience 4 years
- Previous lighting quotation experience preferred
- Previous experience with Job Management software preferred
- Commitment to constant improvement and teamwork
- Customer service focused
- Accurate, detail oriented, and proactive
- Proficient in MS Word and Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong leadership qualities and self-motivated
- Able to work well as part of a team
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
- Office environment; mainly seated at a desk
- Frequent computer and phone use
- Usual 40 hour work-week Monday through Friday, however, based on business needs evening and weekend hours may occasionally be required
- Requires regular and reliable on-site attendance
Additional Requirements:
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.
- Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of all applicable pre-employment requirements, which may include a background check, drug screening, credit check, and motor vehicle record review, as permitted by law and required for the position.
What We Offer You
We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:
- Healthcare plans
- Dental & vision
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) retirement savings with company match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee referral bonus
- Opportunity to become a shareholder
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
- Employer-paid life insurance for spouse and dependents
- Robust wellness program
- Gym reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
We’re proud to be a military-friendly company, and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.
Learn More About Us
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Learn more at https://www.northcoast.com/about
North Coast is part of the Sonepar family of brands: https://www.soneparusa.com/us-en/about-us
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other categories protected by federal, state or local law.
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