Project Coordinator

Project Coordinator

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you're empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work. This position will be located in: Albertville, MN or Brighton, CO.

Job Summary

The Project Coordinator supports the day-to-day activities of defined projects within Border States, specifically, as it relates to the overall coordination of material and logistics services. Provides quality service to our customers. Manages the flow of material from the planning phase to the completion phase of each project. Maintains the schedule of jobs being handled, maintains accurate database on current projects and assists in ensuring required specifications are met for all jobs in progress. Provides assistance in purchasing functions product evaluations, inventory management, pricing development and other related services.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Works closely with Border States Project Managers and other sales staff to provide coordination services for the assigned projects in order to meet and exceed sales and gross profit objectives.
• Manages the flow of material from the planning phase to the completion of each assigned project.
• Assembles the package, follows up on submittal status with both the customer and factories, and resubmits as needed.
• Ensures quality customer support, through expediting, pricing, follow-up, returns, and other services, as required.
• Maintains the schedule of jobs being handled, maintains accurate database on current projects, and assists in assuring required specifications are met for all jobs in progress.
• Maintains a high level of teamwork and communication in ensuring a balanced workload within the team.
• Consistently provides responsive, quality service to customers.
• Actively participates in coordinating, analyzing, and acting upon information and feedback of customer needs, pricing, products, competition, and procedures.
• Provides assistance in purchasing functions, product evaluations, inventory management, pricing development, and other related services.
• After bid date, assists in following-up on quotations to clarify product specifications, assure outstanding issues are resolved, and develop schedules that will meet required deadlines.
• Responsible for the completion of each assigned project.
• Provides timely follow-up on technical inquiries and requests.

Non-essential Functions

• Responsibilities may include all or some of the following; product application and support, procurement, material management, staging, kitting, storage, job site delivery, back hauling and project close out.
• May be required to interact with engineers and developers on given projects.
• May develop quotations and request bid/performance bonds for customers within company profit objectives and guidelines.
• May assist with negotiating with vendors for best pricing and best delivery of products to customers and/or jobsites.
• May be asked to assist Customer Financial Services staff to resolve customer-billing problems resulting from errors in the quotations process, pricing, shipping, deliver or other customer service/credit areas.
• Obtains orders and provides order entry, expediting, pricing, follow-up, and other value-added services, as required.
• Attends training programs, as required.
• May assist with trade shows, as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum of a business or trade degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience. Minimum of 2 years of prior customer service, quotation, or sales experience with strong knowledge of electrical products and utility systems preferred. Comprehensive knowledge of product lines and applications, alternate product substitutes, and supplier pricing policies preferred. Ability to read, write, and speak in English preferred. Prefer strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook), internet, and SAP software.

Skills and Abilities

Technical ability to understand electrical systems and product applications with prior electrical distribution experience preferred. Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, reading, and customer service skills are preferred with the ability to effectively plan and organize and work well on a team. Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged.

Physical Requirements

Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day: Occasionally 0 33% Frequently 34 66% Continuously: 67 100% Lift from Waist: < than 10 lbs. - Not at all 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all 100+ lbs. - Not at all Lift from Floor: < than 10 lbs. - Frequently 10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all 100+ lbs. - Not at all Carried for Distance: < than 10 lbs. - Not at all 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all 100+ lbs. - Not at all Physical Activity Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day: Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Frequently Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Continuously Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously Use of a computer - Continuously Use of a telephone - Frequently Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Occasionally Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally