Bid Coordinator We’re looking for a Bid Coordinator for our Corrections sales team who is detail-oriented and interested in a career in the food industry. Your essential duties: - Manage bid opportunities from start to finish, handling a variety of federal, state, and county bids and large contracts.
- Track every opportunity in our CRM, and follow the orders generated from awarded bids.
- Partner with our fantastic Purchasing and Sales teams to get pricing from vendors and suppliers.
- Drop some knowledge: review the bid requirements and propose specific products to our Sales Team Reps.
- Even on casual Friday, prepare and submit bids formally, with all required information, exactly the way each bid asks for it.
- Read the fine print. Dig into contracts and bid documents to make sure every rule and regulation is followed.
- Put on your anti-reflective, blue-light-filtering computer glasses, research bids and customers, then organize and review the bid documents.
- Keep the team on schedule by documenting each step of the bid process, so everyone knows who's doing what and when.
- Be a foodie for food knowledge. You'll learn the food and shipping industries inside and out so you can speak confidently to bid specifications and requirements.
- Learn to speak the lingo with Logistics and Purchasing, using the specific terminology of each team.
- Thrive in a fast-paced sales office where the details matter.
Your qualifications: - Exceptional writing skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PDF) and Outlook
- Attention to detail
- Work well in a team environment
- Extremely organized
- Love for process
- Competitive spirit, since we're bidding against other vendors to win
- Self-motivated
- A good understanding of math
- Possess a strong sense of urgency, and know how to prioritize work
- Adaptable and flexible – enjoy doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
- High stress tolerance – thrive in a high-pressure environment
We love it when our team members are happy and healthy! At National Food Group, you'll have the following benefits and perks: - Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision care insurance
- Group life & voluntary life insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Flexible savings plan
- Short-term & long-term disability
- PTO & PTO buy up
- Tuition reimbursement
- Wellness reimbursement
Our office work environment: Works in a temperature-controlled office environment. This job requires the ability to perform duties contained in the job description for this position, including, but not limited to, the above requirements. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to fulfill these requirements. The above statements generally describe the principal and essential functions of the job but should not be construed as a detailed description of all essential functions that may be inherent in the job. Equal Employment Opportunity National Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. *Please also include your salary requirements when submitting your resume.
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