Our client, a video data infrastructure solution company based in Illinois is seeking a Quote Specialist to add to their Inside Sales team. This position initially acts as support to a 9 person Inside Sales Team delivering quotes and pricing for a variety of clients. Once trained the role then transitions into a member of the Inside Sales team. The HYBRID role works 3-4 days onsite in Vernon Hills, IL and works 1-2 days from home and includes normal M-F hours, no on-call hours, no travel, and delivers a strong benefit plan. The role pays $25hr-$27hr based on specific experience and will grow into a salaried role with commissions.
The key to this role is past experience working in a sales environment around price quoting and order entry, The incumbent will:
- Turn customer requests for IT hardware and video surveillance solutions into accurate, competitive quotes.
- Build quotes for 9 inside sales representatives
- Works from a daily queue and partners closely with Inside Sales to communicate to clients.
- Build accurate quotes in NetSuite from customer requests, bills of materials, and rep instructions, most under $100,000.
- Process revisions, re-quotes, and expiring quotes, and keep quote records current.
- Confirm part numbers, pricing, availability, and lead times with product and vendor teams.
- Apply pricing and margin guidelines, and escalate any request outside them to the owning rep.
- Log activity and hand off follow-up to the owning representative through Salesforce and NetSuite.
- Own quoting for a defined group of primary contacts with a 25% to 50% close rate, working alongside the Business Development Executives and the assigned inside representatives.
Qualifications
- 1+ years experience quoting, sales support, order entry, or inside sales, ideally with IT, security, or electrical distribution.
- Working knowledge of any ERP or CRM
- Strong attention to detail and comfort with spreadsheets and part-number-work.
- Clear, professional written communication with customers and internal teams.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Office suite of tools especially MS-Excel.
Preferred but not required
- Bachelors degree
- Experience with SalesForce technology
- Experience with NetSuite technology
- Familiarity with video surveillance, access control, or networking products.
Quote Specialist in Vernon Hills at Educated Solutions Corp
This position is listed as full time and hybrid. It was posted 3 days ago.