Description

Quotations Specialist

Would you describe yourself as customer-oriented, organized, detailed, and motivated? Do you want to be a part of a small team with the support of a larger organization in a stable company with room to grow?
Position Summary
We have a great opportunity to join our team as a Quotations Specialist at our Plymouth, MN branch. The ideal candidate will have an interest in electrical distribution, be a self-starter, have experience providing quotes, enjoy interacting with customers, and have strong analytical and decision-making skills.
What’s In It for You?

• No weekends!
• PTO and 9 paid holidays, plus your birthday
• Highly competitive benefits package
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Health Savings Account with Employer Match
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

Responsibilities Include:

• Maintain relationships with our suppliers and customers.
• Provide feedback on pricing, service, new products, quality, and customer needs.
• Develop quotes, negotiate, and close assigned projected jobs with accurate, on time and understandable prices and terms.
• Initiate customer contact and perform timely follow-up of inquiries and quotation requests.
• Provide customer service including order entry, expediting, follow-up and other sales tasks.
• Oversee order entry, submittal, shipping, expediting, and billing processes on project jobs.
• Responsible for meeting or exceeding sales and gross profit objectives by working with JHL’s sales and specialist departments.
• Participate in market planning and strategizing for JHL’s product lines as requested.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Branch Manager or Sales Manager.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED required.
• 2 years of electrical industry related experience.
• Detail oriented, organized, consistent and tenacious.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel and Outlook.
• Familiar with Switchgear Programs (Empower/ABB)
• Must be able to read plans and put bids together.
• Strong math skills.
• Collaborative personality-willing to listen and deliver information to a variety of stakeholders. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Self-motivated and self-starter.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and collaborate within a multi-functional team.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.

 About Us:

J.H. Larson Company is a family-owned, independent distributor of Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and Datacom products with 7 locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. We have been around for over 90 years and remain dedicated to our employees, customers, and vendors. We are continuously growing, and we are prepared for 2024 to be our most successful year yet!

Why wait? Check out our website and apply today at: www.jhlarson.com/careers. If you have questions, contact us at jhlcareers@jhlarson.com to learn more about this opportunity and how you can be a part of a team who wants you to be successful!

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.