At DistributionNOW, we believe our associates are the best in the business. We value and reward hardworking, creative, and dedicated employees that desire to be part of a team committed to outstanding customer service.
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The Application Specialist is responsible for supporting customer needs by managing all aspects of project materials customer orders and estimates.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Size and select equipment & instrumentation, review specifications, and obtain costs to complete the inquiry.
• Complete all equipment data sheets, provide VDDR’s, schedules, equipment cut sheets, data sheets, spare parts, and product data.
• Work with vendors on special pricing, review application with salesman, customer, drafting/engineering, and provide quotations. (using Syteline and Microsoft Word)
• Create and enters quote for sales representative to issue to customer unless directed otherwise and validate customers account information.
• Generates progress billing dates and amounts per line/order.
• Provides ALL cut sheets and data for every major piece of equipment in the unit (motors, pumps, valves, compressors, dryers, generators, RV’s, PCV’s, Filter vessels, tanks, strainers, etc.),
• Builds project schedule that timelines from time of receipt, to drawing schedule, to equipment arrival at PSI, to fabrication including all services, to testing, to final assembly, to shipment.
• Partners with Purchasing/Expediting group to ensure timely deliveries and put customer O&M Books together for job orders. Also, partners with Planners for scheduling shop floor deliveries.
• Partners with vendors on timing for projects.
• Travel to customer locations for sales and project presentations.
• Submits data sheets to engineering firms/customers for review on engineered projects.
• Schedule/plan and facilitate meetings with customers, vendors, and various company departments.
• Other duties, as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
• High school diploma or work equivalent
• 3+ years industry experience preferred
• Estimating or Project management experience required.
• Proficient Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) skills
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong attention to detail, accurate, and well organized.
• Cooperative and willing to assist others and work in a team environment
• Willing to travel up to 30%
• Ability to write technical documents
• Must have current, valid driver’s license and acceptable record at all times
• Adept at negotiate pricing, terms, and project level details with multiple vendors
• Knowledge and technical expertise to read P&ID’s, GA’s, small level of electrical schematic drawings, customer/technical specifications
• Ability to obtain technical expertise in packaging capabilities including LACT’s, Vessel Packages, SWD’s, Meter Skids, Filter Skids, Compressor skids/buildings, Chemical Skids, Pipeline Skids, etc.
• Ability to obtain technical expertise in various core products including air compression, gas compression, pumps, blowers, generators, filters, etc.
BENEFITS:
• Competitive Salary + bonus
• 401(k)/ Retirement savings
• Comprehensive Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage)
• Career growth
• Friendly work environment
• Paid vacation/holidays
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What We Do
We operate primarily under the DistributionNOW and DNOW brands as a global distributor of the oil and gas and industrial markets.
Through our growing DigitalNOW® platform, customers can leverage world-class technology across eCommerce, data management and supply chain optimization applications to solve a wide array of complex operational and product sourcing challenges to assist in maximizing their return on assets.
Our energy product offering serves the energy industry – from upstream drilling and completion, exploration and production (“E&P”), midstream infrastructure development to downstream petroleum refining and petrochemicals – as well as in other industries, such as mining, chemical processing, liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) terminals, power generation utilities and renewables. The industrial distribution end markets include engineering and construction firms that perform capital and maintenance projects for their end-user clients.
Our global product offering includes maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies, pipe, valves, fittings, flanges, gaskets, fasteners, electrical, instrumentation, artificial lift, pumping solutions, valve actuation and modular process, measurement and control equipment. We also offer procurement, warehouse and inventory management solutions as part of our supply chain and materials management offering. We have developed expertise in providing application systems, work processes, parts integration, optimization solutions and after-sales support.
Our solutions include outsourcing portions or entire functions of our customers’ procurement, warehouse and inventory management, logistics, point of issue technology, project management, business process and performance metrics reporting. We streamline our customers’ purchasing process, from requisition to procurement to payment, by digitally managing workflow, improving approval routing and providing robust reporting functionality.
