· Develop opportunities to initiate the sale of Sign & Awning services inc .
· Assist with the implementation of the branch marketing goals and action plans as a means to educate new and existing customers about the services Sign& Awning provides.
· Develop and maintain relationships with both current and potential clients to market the services provided by Si and increase customer base.
· Provide customer support from start to finish of all projects and maintain contact with customers during and after completion of projects.
· Accurately estimate and price all work to maximize volume and profitability.
· Prepare client proposal and follow up to close the sale.
· Monitor and supervise the deployment of all projects to ensure the achievement of quality and timely execution of projects.
· Interact with Superintendent and Foreman to ensure customer/contact requirements and timelines are met.
· Document, coordinate and communicate any project change orders to field and customer.
· Ensure job files are maintained and complete.
· Assist in the training and development of sales and field personnel to enhance the quality of company personnel.
· Ensure the accurate and timely billings and assist in collection efforts as required.
· Maintain a high level of technical expertise by participating in appropriate seminars and training programs.
· Contribute to operating effectiveness by developing internal and external branch relationships.
· Join and participate in industry-related organizations to increase networking capabilities and develop new relationships and opportunities for work.
SKILLS:
· Mathematically- Understand how to perform project takeoffs, estimate projects and evaluate financial indicators to ensure the profitability of the project.
· Technical Software Knowledge-Understand how to use Microsoft applications.
· Technical Expertise-Ability to read blueprints and knowledge related to the construction industry.
· Interpersonal-Ability to build and influence a positive work environment that empowers and inspires others.
· Oral Communications- Ability to create presentations and communicate effectively to customers.
· Written Communications-Ability to create concise understandable documents.
· Listening and Comprehension-Ability to give full attention to what is being said, understand the ideas presented both written and verbal.
· Negotiating-Use win-win skills to influence both customers and employees towards making favorable decisions.
· Project Management-Ability to prioritize multiple projects, monitor and track tasks related to implementation of a project plan.
· Time Management-Ability to evaluate business priorities and utilize time effectively.
About Allied Electronics, Inc
Allied (www.alliedelec.com) is a publicly owned $300M (annual revenues) provider of electronic and electromechanical products to businesses around the world. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Allied has a rich 78 year history and is part of the $1.5B Electrocomponents Group. Allied brings the following added value to our customers: Branch offices in 55 cities in North America for a higher level of customer service, industry leading 2,200 page catalog distributed around the world, over 110,000 items in inventory with access to 1.25M parts on Allied’s ecommerce site.
We are continuing to aggressively grow our business and the Content department is helping to fuel that growth.
Function
Responsible for the accuracy, quality and customer relevance of product content information across all Catalog, e-Commerce and tactical media.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Product content creation – Creation and enrichment of product data for Allied’s product offering in particular sensors, meters, controllers, safety systems and other industrial controls.
• Provide documentation, specifications and technical references for customer use in selection of industrial control products.
• Input of the product data and specifications into the Agility database system.
• Prepares and maintains data on for use in catalog production and online.
• Helps in developing optimum presentation of technical specifications and content for new product introduction.
• Develop and modify new/existing catalog pages in Agility (Allied Content Management System) database to ease product selection by Allied’s customers.
• Develop/enhance product indexing and classification for Allied’s products.
• Continuously improve quality and consistency of product data in the database.
• Ensures data adheres to the group data standard.
• Inputs/Leads the development of the content data standard for assigned product groups.
• Acts as liaison with product management and suppliers to obtain the required information to populate the content database.
• Collaborates with e-commerce and product management to deliver enriched data and presentation of product data for marketing and advertising.
Essential Qualifications, Knowledge, Abilities and Skills
• Knowledge of industrial control products – including sensors, PLCs, motor drives, operator interfaces, wireless controller networks, industrial Ethernet systems and industrial safety systems.
• General knowledge of electronic and electro-mechanical components and products.
• Computer literate and intermediate user of Office Suite software in particular Excel.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
BSEE, BSME or equivalent education/work experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
For all that you put into your job, you deserve the best in return. Our benefits work hard for you. Please visit our website at http://www.alliedelec.com/ to learn more about Allied Electronics and our current career openings.
We would like to thank everyone who submits his or her resume for this position. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
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