Institutional Quote & Bid Specialist

Blick Art Materials•Galesburg, IL

1d•$19

About The Position

Your Role: If you take pride in providing top-notch service, are good with numbers, and enjoy a professional but casual environment, this may be your next career step. Blick supplies art materials to school districts and other organizations across the country. This individual will prepare quotes and formal bids as requested by Blick’s K-12 and college customers in an assigned region. Other duties include customer development, relationship, and retention efforts and other general customer support. The successful candidate will be service focused with the desire and ability to form positive professional relationships with art teachers and purchasing personnel. The position will work in tandem with other Institutional Sales team members. Light business travel for tradeshows is an added benefit.

Requirements

Associate degree: business, marketing, or related field, or equivalent business office experience (such as banking, insurance, or other business services).
Ability to create, edit, and perform functional calculations using Microsoft Excel.
Effective business communication skills, both written and verbal.
Aptitude for business math and data.
Keen attention to detail.
Efficient, with the ability to prioritize workload and deadlines.
Good typing and 10-key skills.

Responsibilities

Prepare quotes and bids using prescribed pricing rules and guidelines.
Review and interpret bid document terminology & requirements.
Prepare documents, complete bid forms, obtain support materials.
Acquire & maintain knowledge of Blick product lines.
Perform customer and prospect investigation and outreach as assigned.
Limited business travel for conferences and tradeshows.
Ability to work Monday – Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm with overtime as needed.
Other duties related to quotes, bids, and customer relationship management as assigned.