Specialist - Project Take Off

As a Specialist - Project Take Off, you will be responsible for supporting projects from time of quote through final closing. This will include material quotations from customer inquiries, plans and specifications. You may visit customer sites when necessary to better understand the process and may be involved before the project goes out for quotations and therefore giving us a better chance of winning and at a higher margin.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical and new product expertise to support existing branches and customers.
• Provides new branches and customers a trusted advisor to electrical interconnection and product selection. 
• Serves as primary technical point of contact for assigned projects or customers, as identified from field business development resources.
• Builds strong customer relationships and establishes trust with key contacts resulting in increased sales.
• Works with sales team to enable sales with technical expertise.  Coordinates “Bill of Materials” for sales team. Including Material Take Offs, verifying customer specs, and crossing products to available material.

Qualifications:

• High School Degree or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Five years of design experience required.
• Customer facing sales experience required.
• Technical or Sales presentation experience is preferred.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem solving capability.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives; multitasking.
• Organizational skills.
• Creative and analytic thinking.

 

This amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements. For eligible positions, compensation may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents. For certain sales roles, Wesco also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan.
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