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Bid Support Coordinator
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
An opportunity to join an exciting organisation as a Bid Support Coordinator
Reporting to the Head of Bid Management, the primary role is to act within the Bid Management team in the development, co-ordination and issuing of compelling and winning proposals that are executable by the business. The role is to support Business Development (BD), and all other functions, across all aspects of business winning and opportunities. It will involve working closely with the BD Director and team to manage, supervise and deliver opportunity management, order intake tracking and reporting, bid & tender management, proposal preparation and customer relationship management. There will be a requirement to work across all business functions (across Armstrong Works) to ensure that once an opportunity has been qualified and a decision made to bid, that appropriate resources, actions, and reviews take place prior to any submission. The appointee and the Bid Management team will play a vital role in representing the BD team on a day-to-day basis and when needed attending any internal business meetings in their absence on business.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Reports to the Head of Bid Management and will be involved in both management and completion of:
Opportunity & order intake pipeline databases
Order intake tracking and reporting.
Bid co-ordination and support.
Proposal preparation (including liaison with Commercial Function around costing models)
Customer relationship management (CRM) tool inputting
Market & Competitor Analysis in conjunction with Marketing & Communications function
Cross functional (Finance, Commercial, Engineering & Projects) liaison to prepare and deliver reports and inputs for standard business winning proposals.
Support to the maintenance of performance indicators, metrics, and tracks as required.
Where required support to and coordination of major business Campaign Plans
Potentially attending major defence and security conferences and exhibitions (globally) in support of the BD team
Other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The Business Support Coordinator may have experience in business winning, bid
management and sales activity within an Engineering/Manufacturing business.
Some experience in the defence sector is desirable.
Degree level qualification is desirable.
The ability to work with and understand technical specifications and to speak confidently to customers (internal and external) is essential.
Our ideal candidate will have a knowledge of sales/business development best practices.
We expect you to perform strongly in a team environment and demonstrate strong people skills.
Must also be able to operate as an individual and make timely, rational decisions when necessary.
Experience working with CRM systems and a proficiency in working with Excel spreadsheets and Access databases would be desirable.
An ability to communicate both verbally and written is essential.
The Core hours are hours of 08.30hrs to 16.30hrs, Monday to Thursday with a half day on Friday.
A Competitive remuneration package offered.
Salary negotiable and dependent on experience.
If you feel that you have the necessary skills and experience, we would like to hear from you.
