Quote Center Specialist

Avnet•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Avnet, relationships matter. We are a global, FORTUNE ® 500 technology distributor and solutions company that delivers design, supply chain and logistics expertise to customers at every stage of a product’s lifecycle. Our employees have a front row seat to the latest innovations shaping the world we live in and the future we share. We’re driven to help our customers around the world succeed and we do so by earning the trust of some of the biggest names in technology. Working at Avnet means being a part of a global team. We work collaboratively and with integrity, doing business the right way. For more than a century, we have partnered together to help our customers, suppliers and teammates realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Experience what’s next at Avnet! MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN. The Quote Center Specialist performs costing and pricing processes for new and existing customers. This role manages customer pricing by leveraging best practices and methodology of the global proposal desk. The specialist supports program management and customer management with quoting, cost reductions, price changes, analytics, and profitability analyses.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of two years of related experience
High School Diploma or equivalent
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN
Able to establish priorities and manage time to complete work
Collaboration with other departments or teams may be required to perform role
May frequently respond to requests from others, internally or externally
Action oriented
Strong sense of teamwork, adaptability and cultivates innovation

Nice To Haves

Advanced Excel experienced preferred (Excel VBA coding, high end user)
Position may require the ability to travel
Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Responsibilities

Prepares timely and accurate quotes for customers leveraging the global proposal desk and ensuring all quotes are approved and comply with internal policies.
Conducts quote review to ensure price accuracy and competitiveness of pre/post sales processes of assigned line cards.
Contributes to strategic pricing decisions and creates pricing models to support customers.
Prepare and maintain all customer price books and cost models including day-to-day operations of timely and accurate updating of quote tool(s) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
Works with materials, sales, program management, supplier Business Development Managers (BDM), customer service, and finance to ensure best costs for customers.
May prepare reports to ensure customer margin performance.
Tracks all win/loss results and provides activity reports to sales team to identify opportunities to increase sales.
Other duties as assigned.