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Field Initiative Manager

Crescent Electric Supply Co
life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k)
United States, Oregon, Portland
3322 Northwest 35th Avenue (Show on map)
Nov 26, 2024

As an Field Initiative Manager, you will be responsible for solidifying the local key vendor and manufacturer relationships as identified by the National Vice President of Supplier Partnerships.In this position, you will establish and maintain mutually-beneficial relationships across the entirety of CESCO and all its business functions including Supply Chain, Sales/Services, IT, Marketing, Business Intelligence/Analytics, and others.

Primary Duties:

  • Develop and build upon Crescent's relationships with local manufacture representatives in the field to help secure mutual beneficial profitable business within the districts of responsibility.

  • Help align with the National Vice President of Supplier Partnerships strategy to support the needs of the branches and regions to compete with local and national competition.

  • Work with the National Vice President of Supplier Partnerships to establish, implement, and own the end to end product category strategy in each district. This includes working with the Category Manager in developing business plans that support the required physical, logistical, capital expenditures, and inventory needs for each district of your responsibility.

  • Collaborate with management on leveraging relationships and develop strategies with key manufacture representative agents to gain Crescent a competitive advantage.

  • Work with the National Vice President of Supplier Partnerships to ensure Crescent Electric is optimizing our rebate potential with key vendors to maximize profitability.

  • Work with key manufacturer representative agencies to identify supply chain efficiencies and drive network to compliance.

  • Coordinate and optimize vendor returns within the districts you serve.

  • Assist in inventory planning within the districts you serve.

Qualifications:

  • Valid driver's license and ability to travel often in the assigned territory and occasionally travel to attend company and vendor activities and events.

  • Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university and five to ten years of product category industry experience (purchasing, sales, or marketing) or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • Experience within electrical distribution industry, working for either a manufacturer or an electrical distributor, preferred.

  • Sales experience is preferred.

  • Experience with Eclipse operating system preferred.

Physical Demands:

  • Ability to travel to branches, company training and vendor activities 25% - 30% of the time, which will require frequent overnight stays.

  • Occasionally standing, climbing/balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling is required. Often walking or reaching with hands and arms is required. Most of the time sitting, using hands to finger or handle, and talking or hearing is required.

  • Frequent lifting up to 10 pounds.

  • Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) with the ability to read computer monitors.

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Total Rewards and Benefits

Crescent Electric's compensation package includes an array of top-tier benefit options, including:

  • Eligibility for health, and dental, vision coverage, 401(k) plan, and flexible spending accounts, subject to plan terms.
  • Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance, short-term disability, long-term care, and Employee Assistance Program, subject to applicable waiting periods.
  • Excused Absence time off and Paid Time Off (PTO).
  • Company-paid holidays.
  • Other benefits for which you may be eligible includes supplemental life insurance, hospital indemnity, and accident and critical illness benefits with cancer coverage.
  • Eligibility: Employees are eligible for health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. Employees who are 21 years of age or older will be automatically enrolled in the company's 401(k) plan once they achieve 90 days of employment.

Family Owned. Culture of Quality. Opportunities to Advance.

Crescent is transforming and we are on a missionto power the communities we serve through teamwork and relentless customer focus. We have a visionof uncompromising teamwork committed to becoming the industry leader for our employees, suppliers, and shareholders. At Crescent, you will have the opportunity to develop professionally, grow personally and have the flexibility to balance your life's priorities. Let's serve together. Let's power our communities together. Let's become THE industry leaders...together.

Crescent Electric Supply Company is proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer. Crescent Electric does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, race, national origin, gender, religion, marital status, disability, veteran, military status, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.

Candidates are subject to pre-employment assessments, Motor Vehicle Record review, criminal background checks, references check, and a post-offer drug screen. Crescent Electric is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Crescent Electric will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact jobs@cesco.com

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