Tender & Sales Coordinator (BBBH16477) Knowsley, England
The Recruitment co are currently recruiting for a Tender and Sales Coordinator to work for our client based on the Knowsley Industrial Park.
The role is responsible for the development, performance and maintenance of the tender process activities of the organisation to obtain maximum efficiency, quality, service and profitability.
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, this is an office based role.
Salary - Negotiable depending on experience
Main duties:
- Take ownership of the tender process
- Coordinating the tenders, RFI’s RFQ’s and RFP’s responses internally
- Corresponding with client’s 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 products
- Responsible for managing all the portals and framework agreements are kept up to date
- Have a “graphical” eye to ensure all presentations and submissions showcase the best of the brand and products.
- Additional presentational work to provide product pack specifications and product presentations
- To co-ordinate all aspects of customer orders from receipt of enquiry, to order and then delivery,providing mock-ups and after sales service.
- Supporting the sales team in all aspects of potential and actual orders and maintaining a relationship with their clients
- Excellent product knowledge as well as the skills to communicate and educate customers according to their needs
- Interpreting and co-ordinating customers’ enquiries/orders and requirements from receipt to delivery to ensure that everything conforms to the customers plans
- Co-ordinating the supply and installation of such mock-ups to support the sales process.
- Providing back up and administrative support to sales team including supplying customer quotations
- Processing orders into the system, liaising with the factory and third-party suppliers
- Keeping the IFS system always updated.
- Communicating/updating clients immediately with any changes that may occur
- Any other duties as required by management.
Experience and Knowledge required.
- Demonstrable experience in similar role
- Experience in sales support, bid preparation and pricing
- Previous experience working in the industry is preferred
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent IT skills using all Microsoft packages and ability to adapt to bespoke systems
- Experience in using ERP systems (IFS experience an advantage)
- Able to read CAD drawing
- Able to work autonomously as well as in a team
- Ability to use initiative and work well under pressure
- Good time management skills, with the ability to organise and prioritise
- Confident to lead meetings and communicate to all colleagues internally
- Ability to take on ad-hoc projects as and when they arise
- High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
- Desire and ability to pick up with on-the-job training and support
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills and approachable
- The ability to build good working relationships
The Recruitment co are an equal opportunities employer.
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