Summary:
We are seeking an enthusiastic, career-minded professional to join our team. The ideal Technical Purchasing Specialist will be a detailed oriented, possessing the ability to work in a teamed environment scoping and creating technical quotes and proposals This position will be responsible for focusing on providing proactive follow-up, and product information. Must have good IT knowledge to support procurement (purchasing software and hardware).
Key Responsibilities:
- Creation and presentation of Quotes, presales materials, recommendations and other presentations to support client needs.
- Continuous communication with clients throughout the sales cycle to answer questions, concerns or provide updates.
- Ordering hardware, software and services from various vendors or distributors.
- Monitoring backorders, warehousing, shipping and receiving.
- Assist with vendor relations and continuous monitoring of vendor programs. Including training, sales minimums and other parameters
- Use purchasing portal and associated integrations with other systems or departments.
- Manage purchasing tracking tools, monitor KPI's and generate management information reporting.
- Review and follow up on orders or specific customers' requests to ensure an excellent customer experience.
- Responding and monitoring bidding from RFQs/RFPs.
- Support the overall sales effort by providing hardware/software recommendations and selecting appropriate products to meet customer's needs.
- Proficiency in English language skills at either C1 level is required
- English Resume is required
- Previous work experience in the IT industry in a technical or technical sales role
- Understanding and working knowledge of networking, IT security, server components and end user computing
- Ability to effectively present technical information in a well presented easily understandable format.
- Gathering information from clients, managers, sales, and other staff to create appropriate solutions.
- Facilitate and answer questions related to proposed technical solutions and/or products.
- Development of vendor relationships and familiarization with how to use vendor resources such as deal registration.
United States
