***The Sales Operations Associate Analyst is an ideal position for a current or former sales or customer service team-member that has worked in Food Service distribution, manufacturing or with a GPO looking to shift their career, gain an understanding of how systems, data and process interact, learn new programs and make an immediate impact***

• Maintain vendor and GPO cost contracts in Epicor Prelude ERP.
• Prepare bids and quotes using Autoquotes, Excel or Epicor Prelude ERP.

• Assist sales teams with AQ, Excel or Prelude coding and quoting of opportunities greater than $250K
• Execute all facets of the bid.
• Acquire customer and bid specific discounts from vendor and adjust as required.
• Collaborate with finance and acquire Bid and Performance Bonds and signatures
• Complete bid forms, print and forward bids as needed.

• Create pricing records from raw submitted data to ERP
• Triage, communicate and follow up on requests from Sales Operations shared mailbox.
• Troubleshoot order challenges and guide users on ERP best practices
• Create Excel, csv or text-based documents and import into ERP or other programs.
  • Includes price files, orders, contracts, and special nets
• Source data from ERP, Excel, Qlik and other sources and build Ad-hoc reports.
• Maintain internal customer files and 3rd party order guides

• Beginner to intermediate in Microsoft Excel skills, a functional understanding of Autoquotes.
• Write and understand basic Excel based formulas including Vlookup and sumifs.
• The capability to learn new programs including but not limited to Epicor Prelude, Qlik Sense, Conexiom, Cognito Forms, AirSlate, Power Automate, Sharepoint and SPS Commerce.
• Functional understanding of public and private bids.
• Write and understand basic Excel based formulas including Vlookup and sumifs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure; compute rate, ratio and percent; use whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Work in a disciplined, consistent timely and objective manner and capable of following established policies, procedures and practices.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Plan and organize own activities; analyze and organize data; manage work time efficiently; follow procedures and policies; identify and solve problems; and manage multiple priorities.
• Report to work promptly and regularly; demonstrate the ability to consistently meet deadlines.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in distribution and/or food service-related business required
• Two or more years’ experience in distribution sales or customer service required
• Experience with Network, Supply America, or with a Group Purchasing Organization [GPO] helpful.
• Education equivalent to a High School diploma, Bachelors degree preferred.