Bid Coordinator

Job description

IMServ, the power behind energy efficiency

At IMServ, we help our customers use energy better. Our people retrieve energy data from some of the UK's largest energy consuming organisations. The industry relies on the information our people produce to trade, bill and understand billions of pounds of energy each year. Our specialist services, operated by our experts, deliver tangible energy, carbon and cost savings to our customers by giving access to data intelligence on ‘how', ‘when' and ‘where' energy is used.

We need great people to help us do this. We care about the things you do: being open and trustworthy, delivering our promises, positive customer engagement, being trusted experts and taking ownership.

IMServ makes a real investment in people, offering a challenging but supportive environment, allowing employees to stretch, grow and develop. In terms of career progression, the availability of a comprehensive training programme ensures the only limits are your own drive to succeed.

We currently have vacancy for a Bid Coordinator based at our office in Milton Keynes.

Mission:

Lead and drive a team of Bid Engineers to help ensure that:

- The highest level of customer satisfaction is provided to both external and internal customers;

- Effective and efficient use of available resources;
- Development of individuals within the team;

- Maximise sales potential and profitability for both solution and transactional offers; and

- Minimising commercial risk.

Key Responsibilities:

- Actively participate as a member of the Services Bid Centre management team.

- Operationally manage the team within area of responsibility, carry out one to ones on a regular basis.

- Promote and reinforce values within team – communication, team work, honesty, escalation, commitment to promises and values.

- Develop the team in terms of product, internal and external networking, tendering critical success factor knowledge through a formal training plan and planned development challenges.

- Help, manage and support the commercial bid management process to provide a deliverable solution as well as timely and accurate bid documentation. Manage expectations of internal and external customers.

- Ensure the team are able to identify, assess and minimise the commercial exposure of the business unit and review tender assignments where necessary.

- Support current Services offers. Ensure the maximum support is offered to the sales force and customers in offer/technical issues.

- Own and coordinate customer issues, taking appropriate action to solve issues.

- Implement and support the agreed tender authorisation process.
- Develop effective interdependent networks with other Entities.

- Where appropriate, meet with customers and sales engineers to provide input on technical/commercial issues.

- Where necessary ensure that adequate pre-tender, tender and contractual support is provided to meet the needs of the customer base. Approve quotations on an individual project basis in line with the agreed Bid Authorisation Process, using experience of the commercial market/customers, but always within the required margin parameters, so that contracts may be won with maximum profitability to the company.

Essential:

Minimum of HNC or equivalent, preferably in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Discipline

Demonstrable experience in a Bid role

Ability to lead, motivate, delegate and work well within a team

Well-developed interpersonal skills (written and verbal)

Excellent negotiation skills

Excellent time/project management skills

Presentation skills

Budgetary and financially aware

Comprehensive understanding and application of Commercial T&Cs

Fully PC literate – MS Office, Internet and Lotus Notes e-mail

Driving licence

Desirable:

MS Access / SAP skills

Proven experience in a similar supervisory role

We promote diversity and inclusion because we recognise they are a source of strength and competitive advantage. Creativity and innovation spring from a mixture of backgrounds and viewpoints. At Schneider Electric, we believe that helping you as an individual to realise your full potential will help the company overall to achieve outstanding results.

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