Quotation & Pricing Analyst

Deluxe•Minneapolis, MN

2d•$60,000 - $65,000

About The Position

Reviews all quotes submitted by Sales and vets whether the Opportunity is ready to Quote. Configures quotes as required by sales representatives and managers. Provide assistance to sales personnel regarding product information, hardware, software, and licensing pricing and configuration. Provides expertise related to key third party hardware and software vendors. Serves a critical role revenue-generating role within the Solution Engineering team. Sales Quotes. Manages sales quote queue, configures quotes and budgetary estimates within Salesforce, confirms approvals and artifacts are included in quote, oversees product structure and supports Salesforce configuration, attend bid integrity calls with Sales and key stakeholders to ensure proposal is ready to quote, implement, and support. Vendor Knowledge Share. Partners with Product leaders to help provide technical knowledge to Sales, SOW Analysts and supporting teams regarding hardware, software and licensing configurations. Purchase Orders. Creates and submits purchase orders to vendors for all third-party software licensing and hardware per solution orders. Work with Product Management and Project Management to support ordering hardware and software per project stage gate. Vendor Quotes/Reports. Partner with product, sales and vendors to manage, request and vet third party vendor quotes for hardware and software. Reviews vendor quotes to ensure adequate margin is achieved. Provide monthly/quarterly reports to vendors as required. POs and Requisitions. Generate all purchase orders in S4/Hana, submit and receive purchase orders from vendors, provide tracking information to clients or Sales, provide responses to questions from vendor, clients or Sales.

Requirements

HS/GED and 2-4 years of supporting Sales and/or business experience or Associates in Computer Science or equivalent field and 2 years
Experience with MS-Office applications, Adobe Acrobat, Excel, Salesforce, CRM platform
Sales and/or quote support experience with services, hardware, software and licensing
Excellent time management skills, attention to detail, and organization skills
Effective communication skills, both written and oral
Must be 18 years of age or older

Nice To Haves

Associates in Computer Science or equivalent field and 2 years of supporting Sales and/or business experience
Experience supporting Sales, implementing and/or installing software or licensing
Experience managing vendor / third party relationships
Experience drafting and/or reviewing contract documents or Purchase Orders
Thrive in a highly-collaborative work environment
Ability to lead fact-finding calls with various subject matter experts
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Manages sales quote queue, configures quotes and budgetary estimates within Salesforce
Confirms approvals and artifacts are included in quote
Oversees product structure and supports Salesforce configuration
Attend bid integrity calls with Sales and key stakeholders to ensure proposal is ready to quote, implement, and support
Partners with Product leaders to help provide technical knowledge to Sales, SOW Analysts and supporting teams regarding hardware, software and licensing configurations
Creates and submits purchase orders to vendors for all third-party software licensing and hardware per solution orders
Work with Product Management and Project Management to support ordering hardware and software per project stage gate
Partner with product, sales and vendors to manage, request and vet third party vendor quotes for hardware and software
Reviews vendor quotes to ensure adequate margin is achieved
Provide monthly/quarterly reports to vendors as required
Generate all purchase orders in S4/Hana, submit and receive purchase orders from vendors
Provide tracking information to clients or Sales
Provide responses to questions from vendor, clients or Sales