Bids Coordinator (Remote) Jobs

Position Overview:

The Bids Coordinator is responsible for completing/processing all bid documentation and coordinating bid contracts from Schools and RFQ quotes to Distributors. In this role, you will interact with brokers and our sales team to understand competitive pricing, identify opportunities, and address issues.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Record all special pricing and maintain bid price list changes.
• Identifying key product differentiators in order to better serve our customers.
• Collate bid awards in order to assist our regionals and brokers to forecast school year menus and production volumes.
• Establish open communication with regional sales managers, brokers and customers for questions and problem-solving.
• Manage the current database to store and track bid performance.
• Manage SPA paperwork submission for states.
• Preferred candidate to manage third party commodity tracking website as well as various reports needed for USDA commodities.
• Identify, solicit and qualify request for proposals (RFPs) for commercial and commodity K-12 USDA food items
• Process all Direct Bids and request for quotes (RFQs), assist in distributor bids.
• Read, analyze, and interpret bids, contracts, and quotes; understand awarded bid sheet.
• Proven ability to interact with brokers and regionals to understand competitive pricing and identify opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Problem-solving skills
• Relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Teamworking skills
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and coordinate efforts to achieve results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Excel a must.
• Creative and innovative thinking
• 3-5 years extensive K12 bid experience with a manufacturer or national broker
• Thorough understanding of commodities and the bid cycle
• Attention to detail and managing a bid calendar
• Attention to detail.
• Flexibility in the face of rapidly changing circumstances.
• Ability to operate in a deadline-driven environment.