About this role
The Strategic Account Specialist is responsible for building accurate, client-facing, production-ready estimates at the start of a project lifecycle. The role coordinates with vendors and suppliers to confirm pricing, inventory, and production timelines, and supports a smooth transition into production.
Key Responsibilities
- Build accurate, production-ready client estimates
- Verify pricing, inventory availability, and production timelines with vendors
- Negotiate pricing to protect project margins
- Ensure estimates align to client requirements and feasibility constraints
- Support transition into production with clear communication
Technical Overview
Works with technology-enabled workflows and integrations in the company's proprietary systems, with exposure to third-party integrations such as Salesforce, Workday, and Zapier. Focus is on estimation accuracy, margin alignment, and data completeness for production execution.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an organized, detail-oriented estimating and vendor coordination professional who can produce accurate, production-feasible, client-facing estimates. They have strong negotiation and supplier communication skills, and can validate pricing, inventory, timelines, and packaging requirements while handling high volumes under tight deadlines.
Must-Have Skills
build accurateproduction-readyand client-facing estimatescommunicate directly with vendors and suppliers to verify pricingconfirm inventory availabilityand validate production timelinesnegotiate pricingensure estimate details align with client requirementspackaging needsshipping specificationsand feasibility constraintsmanage a high volume of work with tight deadlinesbe organizedresourcefulfinancially mindedand deeply detail-oriented
Nice-to-Have Skills
work with Account Managers and suppliers during early project lifecyclesupport smooth transition into production
Tools & Platforms
SalesforceWorkdayZapier
Required Skills
client-ready estimatesproduction-feasible estimatespricing estimatestimeline estimationpackaging requirementsmargin goalsvendor communicationsupplier pricing verificationinventory validationproduction timeline validationnegotiationpricing negotiationline item creationrush chargesshipping specificationstransition support into productionorganizedresourcefulfinancially mindeddetail-oriented
Hard Skills
client-ready estimatesproduction-feasible estimatespricing estimatestimeline estimationpackaging requirementsmargin goalsvendor communicationsupplier pricing verificationinventory validationproduction timeline validationnegotiationpricing negotiationline item creationrush chargesproject setup for successtransition support into productionorganizational skillsfinancially minded approachdetail-oriented execution
Soft Skills
partnershipcollaborationcommunicationsolutions-oriented mindsetorganizational skillsresourcefulnessmanaging high volume of workworking with tight deadlinesaligning expectations with stakeholdersclient-facing clarity
Keywords for Your Resume
Strategic Account SpecialistDirector of Productionclient-ready estimatesproduction-feasible estimatespricing estimatestimeline estimatespackaging requirementsmargin goalspartner with Account Managerscommunicate directly with vendorssuppliersinventory availabilityproduction timelinesnegotiate pricingline itemsrush chargesshipping specificationstransition into productionhigh volumetight deadlinesfinancially mindeddetail-orientedSalesforceWorkdayZapierproduction-ready estimatespricing negotiationvendor communicationinventory validation
Deal Breakers
Inability to create accurate, client-facing and production-ready estimates, No experience communicating with vendors/suppliers for pricing and inventory validation
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