Graybar

General

• Coordinate customer bid inquiries with the Shepherd Gear team from intake through response
• Connect customers with the right team members so quotations are delivered in a timely manner
• Provide the team insight into customer requests and keep customers informed
• Collate and organize customer requests and documents across digital and print formats
• Manage bid information using Outlook, Excel, Adobe, and file-transfer sites
• Track bid details so nothing is missed between intake and quote
• Support customer- and vendor-facing project management as bids become orders
• Assist with expediting and tracking, change orders, and returns processing
• Take on tasks assigned by leadership and provide support wherever needed
• Build technical skills toward quoting small jobs directly to contractors
• Grow into processing orders directly with suppliers
• Suggest process improvements and contribute ideas

Bid Coordinator – Gear Department

Sales

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of sales training and development programs.
• Establish development pathways that support career progression within sales roles.
• Manage sales onboarding and readiness programs to ensure consistent experiences across locations.
• Deliver instructor-led training, virtual learning, workshops, and cohort-based learning experiences.
• Utilize a variety of learning methodologies including classroom instruction, coaching, role plays, simulations, AI-enabled practice, and on-the-job learning.
• Providing coaching and performance support to sales trainees and sales professionals.
• Partner with sales managers to strengthen coaching effectiveness and reinforce learning in the field.
• Support learners through structured development plans, readiness assessments, and milestone reviews.
• Coordinate training schedules, cohorts, assessments, and learning activities.
• Ensure training programs are executed consistently across districts and business units.

Contract Sales Trainer

• Handle the quotations process from the time you receive the request to the time you submit the quote to the customer.
• Communicate with Graybar sales representatives, customer service representatives, customers and manufacturer representatives to gather needed details to create your quotes.
• Prepare cost estimates of material.
• Contact factories and representatives to obtain cost information.
• Collaborate with sales representatives and customer service representatives.
• Form relationships with customers and suppliers to provide on-time and accurate quotations.
• Compare manufacturers’ bills of material to ascertain and price any differences for complete comparisons.

Quotations Specialist – Power Distribution

• Support the sales of high-tech automation and control products and work with branch personnel to identify opportunities for products to satisfy customer needs.
• Specify products to meet customer requirements and needs.
• Recommend inventory of automation products.
• Inform sales staff and customers of new developments in automation and related products technology.
• Provide technical services to customers for the operation and maintenance of automation equipment.
• Provide technical support of automation and control products to customer and Company personnel and new product updates.

Bid Coordinator – Gear Department

Contract Sales Trainer

Quotations Specialist – Power Distribution

Technical Specialist – Industrial Automation