Tender Bid & Sales Support Coordinator – ROLE NOW FILLED

Our Client is a global office furniture manufacturer and they are now looking for an industry experienced Bid, or Sales Support Coordinator to join their team

Responsibilities include:

• Take ownership of the tender process
• Coordinating the tenders, RFI’s RFQ’s and RFP’s responses internally
• Corresponding with Clients tender team for corporate and in-depth processes information.
• Working closely alongside colleagues to gather the required information
• Plan workloads and timescales by setting deadlines for each part of the tender process
• Assist in the specification of the Clients and their third party products
• Quality assuring all of the tender responses.
• Responsible for managing all the portals and framework agreements are kept up to date
• Having a “graphical” eye to ensure all presentations and submissions showcase the best of the Clients brand and products offering.
• Additional presentational work to aid the design team, including O&M Manuals, product pack specifications and product presentations
• Take ownership of the tender process
• Coordinating the tenders, RFI’s RFQ’s and RFP’s responses internally
• Corresponding with Clients tender team for corporate and in-depth processes information.
• Working closely alongside colleagues to gather the required information
• Plan workloads and timescales by setting deadlines for each part of the tender process
• Assist in the specification of the Clients and their third party products
• Quality assuring all of the tender responses.
• Responsible for managing all the portals and framework agreements are kept up to date
• Having a “graphical” eye to ensure all presentations and submissions showcase the best of the Clients brand and products offering.
• Additional presentational work to aid the design team, including O&M Manuals, product pack specifications and product presentations
• Responsible for managing all the portals and framework agreements are kept up to date

Qualifications

• 2+ Years (Office Furniture) industry experience, working with tenders and/or in a sales support capacity
• A Graphic Design degree, or relevant knowledge
• Copywriting qualification (not mandatory)

Technical 

• Highly proficient in InDesign
• Have good Microsoft Office skills, especially in PowerPoint
• Good communication and written skills
• Good knowledge of Photoshop and Adobe
• Understanding of and able to read Autocad (drawings) – not essential

Personal

• Willingness to try something new
• Highly organised
• Excellent Presentation Skills
• Good time management skills, with the ability to organise and prioritise
• Good interpersonal skills and approachable
• Energetic, enthusiastic and fun to be around!
• Confident to lead meetings and communicate to all colleagues, internally or internationally
• Ability to take on ad-hoc projects as they arise
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• passionate about your work and proud of the final outcome
• Option to work remotely 4 days a week and 1 day from the office/manufacturing facility. (Or full time in the office if based within close proximity to the factory).