Products Specialist/Estimator

Product Specialist / Estimator

Location: Houston, 77041 (onsite)

Position Type: Temp to Hire

Pay: $25-$27/HR

Position Summary:

To direct technical product specification and pricing information to the customer with support from Company's Sales, Production and Engineering departments.

Qualifications:

• The Product Specialist must have mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing technical background, understanding or experience.
• Degree in STEM field strongly preferred. Will consider technical training school diploma or certificate in STEM field in lieu of four-year degree.
• This is an entry level role.
• A new grad is ideal.
• Solid customer service skills and customer service mindset is important.
• Will consider 2+ years of experience.
• Must be able to work on ERP computer programs.
• Any experience with Epicor Manufacturing or similar is helpful, but not required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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  The Product Specialist will establish and sustain direct verbal and written contact with company's Safety Products customers that includes technical, commercial, and price-based inquiries and topics.

  
  
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  Work on budgetary and formal bid requests to determine product specification and bid parameters, qualifications, stipulations, and time frames.

  
  
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  Fully participate in the project contract process in the CRM, from quoting to sale or possible loss, by justifying, recording, and monitoring the projects through the issue of quotations, influence of customer decision, order entry, and product order fulfillment and after sales product completion efforts.

  
  

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  This includes:
  
  Provide customers with "value engineered" alternative products from company for consideration.

  
  
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  These solutions will meet the application needs potentially saving customers in terms of materials costs, delivery, and installation time.

  
  
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  Secure needed information from customers, or their designated engineering representatives to accurately complete takeoffs/job bidding/quotations and orders.

  
  
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  Work closely with the customer and company's engineering or Production Departments to ensure continuity of submittal, specification, or code issues.

  
  
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  Attend the Project Review meetings, order entry, data and drawing submittal/approval process and negotiations as may be needed after the initial quotation or customer order submittal.

  
  
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  Work closely with Product Managers, Sales Managers, Marketing associates and customers to keep abreast of changes in pricing, products, and program parameters.

  
  
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  Review engineering and architectural "build-outs", potentially using Business Information Modeling (BIM) design tools to offer technical support on company's catalog of products.
  
  

  
  

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With company roots going back over 30 years, Advantage Technical is an engineering and information technology services company and a national leader in the provision of technical resources today. These services include Staff Augmentation, Direct Placement, Project Resourcing and Outsourcing - delivered from 40 key market locations, by over 3500 specialized contractors, to over 500 clients across North America. Advantage Technical is a Best of Staffing Diamond Award winner for both Clients and Talent. For more information about the industries and services offered by Advantage Technical, please visit AdvantageTechnical.com.

Advantage Technical is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, mental and physical disability, political affiliation, union membership, status as a parent, military or veteran status or other non-merit based factors. We will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the application, interviewing and employment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, contact your local branch. Advantage Technical is an E-Verify employer. This policy is applicable to all phases of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.

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