Bid Coordinator

New opportunity to work for a leading manufacture in Medway.

Job Title: Bid Coordinator (Permanent, full time)

Salary: competitive salary

Location: Hoo - must have own transport

Hours: Monday to Thursday 7:30am - 4pm

Friday 7:30am to 12:30pm.

Job Type: Full-time, Site based NO REMOTE WORKING

Benefits include:

• Discretionary Bonus Scheme.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 27 days after completion of 5 continuous years’ service.
• Pension Scheme.

Bid Coordinator skills / experience:

• Engineering degree or equivalent. (Desirable), GCSE - Maths and English

• At least 2 years’ experience working the tender contracting industry. (Desirable)
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office specifically (basic to intermediate) Excel, Word and Outlook.

• Knowledge of EFACS system or similar ERP system. (Desirable)

• Diligence to detail and tenacious in managing people and departments who will be contributing to the overall success of the tender submission to deadlines.

• A disciplined and rigorous approach to work,

• Ability to work autonomously, using own initiative, managing oneself and workload.

• Aptitude for switching back and forth between multiple tender projects and various unrelated tasks.

• Excellent organisation skills.

• Good time management skills with the ability to multi-task.

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written); demonstration of ability to communicate effectively with customers and staff at all levels.

• A flexible approach to work.

The Bid Coordinator is responsible for reviewing the requirements and co-ordinating the Company response to all tenders. The role requires the Bid Coordinator to be the core recipient of tender requests from customers and disseminating the information to the various departments within the business requesting technical, sales, production and any other responses setting out the timeframes for reply. These responses are used to formulate the ultimate tender submission and submit to customers before the due dates.

The Bid Coordinator is responsible for the single tendering procedure and database which normalises the way tenders are compiled, engineered and submitted to major UK Utilities companies across the company.