Vehicle Quote Specialist
This Administrative position serves as the central resource for obtaining, maintaining, and validating vehicle data and specifications to support accurate quoting. This role also completes lease contract and vehicle order maintenance activities as requested by associates.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain manufacturer- and client-specific data tables that support quoting tools as new information is received.
- Monitor production build-out and start-up information from Auto data and other sources and communicate relevant updates to internal clients.
- Manually build vehicle specifications when they are not provided by the vendor.
- Create and maintain client-specific vehicle upfit configurations using vendor quotes that are provided or obtained.
- Complete acceptance of contract revisions and extensions.
- Process quote acceptance after the client returns the Vehicle Quote and VLO to the client-facing team, ensuring order accuracy.
- Attend manufacturer product presentations to stay current on vehicle and industry changes and serve as the primary internal contact for specification and pricing updates from third-party sources.
- Serve as the primary resource for specification questions and vehicle recommendations based on client priorities.
- Work with vendors to obtain quotes for aftermarket upfit equipment.
- Generate vehicle quotes as requested.
- Provide excellent customer service to clients, associates, and vendors.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Preference for bachelor’s degree in business, communications, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to follow established processes.
- Strong math and analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate multiple factors, perform calculations, and draw conclusions from reviewed data.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills to support requests from internal and external clients.
- Interest in the vehicle industry and a strong desire to develop subject-matter knowledge.
- Advanced computer skills, including experience with spreadsheets and proficiency in Excel functions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in business, communications, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to follow established processes
- Strong math and analytical skills, including calculations and evaluating multiple factors
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Interest in the vehicle industry and willingness to develop subject-matter knowledge
- Advanced computer skills, including spreadsheet and Excel function proficiency
What We Do
Yes, we confess, we’re fleet geeks and proud of it. We live for the opportunity to help you build and manage a lean, mean, safe and productive fleet. We’re excited to put six decades of fleet expertise to work for you every day, in every way, to help you rein in your fleet costs, free up your cash flow, and transform your fleet into a force that nails your business goals, elevates your customer service, and gives you a competitive advantage. Unlike some fleet management companies, we treat you as an invaluable client, no matter what size your fleet is. Our nimble, knowledgeable team is always ready to personally respond to your questions and concerns. We won’t ignore you after the “honeymoon phase” has past. Instead, we partner with you for the long-haul, learning everything we need to know about your business and fleet to consistently match your needs with the ideal vehicles, truck and van equipment, financing and management services. We are geared up to provide you with ongoing, proactive support, including an in-depth analysis of your fleet usage, expenditures and needs on an annual basis. We measure this data against industry benchmarks and recommend enhancements that will optimize your fleet operations, lower your total cost of ownership, increase your brand awareness, and prepare your fleet for the road ahead. We offer end-to-end fleet services including flexible, personalized leasing and financing, vehicle acquisition and upfitting, remarketing, electrification, maintenance management, fuel management, telematics, Albert IQ™ (our proprietary vehicle and driver monitoring platform), administrative and driver fleet management, toll management, risk management, registration renewals and DOT compliance. We can help you a little, a lot, or somewhere in between. Your choice. We are one of the top 10 fleet management companies in the country, proudly rooted in Cincinnati, Ohio, and happily serving fleet clients in any industry across North America.
