Bid Coordinator (Hybrid)

VANRATH are recruiting a Bid Coordinator to work for a leading EV solutions company in Belfast. The Bid Coordinator will enter a thriving industry, one that continues to grow exponentially as the attractiveness and government legislation around electric vehicles continues to drive demand for more EVs and EV charging points the across the country.

The Bid Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Bid Manager in preparing compelling tender submissions that align with our company's goals and client requirements.

Remuneration:
£26,000 - £30,000 + benefits package (flexible and hybrid working, health cover, pension, life insurance, extended holidays, development programme)


Responsibilities:

• Assist and support with the preparation and submission of all bids and proposals.
• Ensure new opportunities are received in full including all the scheduled information within the PQQs, ITTs and appendices.
• Logging and processing of opportunities on company systems.
• Adhere to internal bidding and company processes.
• Drafting and preparing deliverable schedules for PQQs and ITTs. Distributing, following up and assisting in collating responses for review.
• Assisting Bid Manager in preparing proposals with the commercial team.
• Assist with and populate pre-qualification/selection questionnaires/applications as instructed and within deadline.
• Support with the formatting/quality control activities of bid/tender applications and supporting material.
• Provide general administrative support in a timely manner.
• Co-ordinate communication across the internal team for individual tender cycle.
• Liaise with internal team to update with the Tender Clarifications and Addenda received.
• Collating TQ's, via agreed templates for upload.
• Supporting the Bid Manager in developing final submission(s) including collating commercial, qualification and quality responses.
• Organise and schedule meetings as required.

The Ideal Person:

• Minimum 2 years experience in a bidding administration or coordination role.
• Proven experience in a fast paced environment within similar sectors/organisations.
• Knowledge of a commercial Bid/Procurement or business development environment.
• Commercial awareness and experience.
• Ability to manage complex, multi-workstream deliverables to deadline.
• Experience in Microsoft Suite.
• Competency in using industry-specific software and administrative procedures.

Some positive candidate feedback we've received-

''I was contacted by VANRATH in regards to a job I had applied for. They were extremely helpful and gave me a number of positions to apply for. They had interviews set up in a number of hours and I secured a position within days. They kept we well informed throughout the process and has continued to touch base after I have started my new role. Couldn't recommend enough.''

''VANRATH were extremely supportive throughout the recruitment process and answered any queries I had, whilst keeping me informed of progress the entire time. This provided me with more confidence going into the interviews and helped me to secure my new role. Highly recommend!''

''I would highly recommend VANRATH who I found to be thoroughly helpful, informative and efficient from first point of contact. Within a week of sending my CV I had interviewed and received an offer for a new role''