The Quote Writer will team with Technical Sales Advisors, Regional Sales Managers, other Sales Administrators and Sales personnel to advance and propel the sales operation and process by preparing professional, prompt, and accurate sales proposals.
Responsibilities (not exhaustive):
- Quote Writing: Manage and prioritize daily Requests for Quotation (RFQs) from Regional Sales Managers and Technical Sales Advisors, for complete machines, retrofit components, accessories and rebuilds; and assume responsibility for the quotation process. Responsible for the preparation, presentation, commercial accuracy (pricing, terms and conditions) and final technical configuration of customer proposals.
- Translate technical specifications into customer specific proposals with unique product and application solutions.
- Calculate price variables specific to the sale characteristics (rate of exchange, landed cost factor, product line/market offerings).
- Review and prioritize all RFQs and determine best course of action to complete as correctly and as quickly as possible, ensuring appropriate gross profit margins.
- Update the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) database to ensure accurate sales pipeline information.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business or technical field and two years sales administration experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with project estimating, custom solution development, CRM and SAP preferred.
- Ability to understand technical/mechanical concepts of our machinery and interpret drawings preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
- Spoken and written French and/or German would be considered an asset.
