Search and select potential projects to analyze and complete a take-off, identify product, quantity. Communicate with sales representatives to effectively and efficiently prepare a competitive bid package to current and potential customers. Will assist internal and external sales representatives and partners in gathering and compiling information from customers to provide and/or clarify construction documents used in product quotation. Authority to take action is limited to established policy with other departments and vendors to obtain necessary information.
Essential Functions
- Retrieve plans from Dodge or other sources. Search criteria are based on the needs of the sales force. Update and maintain bid calendar.
- Summarize weekly activity and distribute
- Select projects to review based on criteria from sales
- Develop a list of Nystrom products based on plans, addendas and specifications, commonly reffered to as a "take-off"
- Complete necessary records to document inquiries
- Outbound phone calls to partners/customers/architects/engineers for necessary clarifications
- Technical support
- Flexible hours based upon needs to complete responsibilites effectively
- Substitution requests as needed
- Creativity - Propose ideas, find new and better ways to do things to reduce the cost of processes
- Initiative - Willing to seek out new assignments, assume additional duties and continue education
Job Qualifications
- College or technical degree
- 1-2 years estimating or construction preferred
- Requires strong and detailed organizational skills to provide accurate take-offs used in the quotation process
- Knowledge of the organization/products
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Involves extreme accuracy in a manner to ensure that product(s) is quoted properly and to ensure good customer relations
- Requires in-depth knowledge of products or services
- Knowledge of construction standards a plus
- Above average computer skills
- Ability to confidently navigate through plans and interprets specifications
Attributes
- Reliability-Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision
- Detail oriented - Must be organized and pay attention to detail to be successful in position. Accuracy is essential when performing the take-off
- Ability to learn how to use new programs/software
- Ability to manage documents electronically in an orderly and consistent manner
- Sense of urgency - Understands deadlines and can work with the Sales Department time tables
- Attendance - Must demonstrate acceptable overall attendance
- Independence - Must be able to plan each day and responsibilities with minimal supervision
- Adherence to policy - Employee follows Standard Operation Procedures, Safety, Conduct rules, other regulations and company policies
- Judgment - Must possess proper judgment and decision making skills
- Critical thinking skills
Performance Measures
- Accuracy of take-off is measured by feedback from Technical Application Specialist and Sales
- Review of post sale and price adjustment reports to determine if there are take-off accuracy issues
- Timelines of competing take-offs
- Peer reviews
- Attendance record
- Individual performance objectives to be established that define the objective and timeframe
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