Contracts and Tenders Administrator
Posted 2 days 5 hours ago by Bidfood UK
Contracts and Tenders Administrator
The Contracts and Tenders team is a critical part of Bidfood's Customer Development structure, which is responsible for the project management and completion of tenders for existing and new National Account and Freetrade Multiple customers. The team strives for the continuous improvement and development of Bidfood's proposition with National Account and Freetrade Multiple customers. The Contracts and Tenders team seeks to:
- Support Bidfood in becoming market leaders
- Channel their energy into creating unique and compelling customer propositions
- Add value by fully understanding our customers
- Implement business and operational change to drive benefit
- Remain flexible and adaptable whilst servicing our customers profitably
- Have a healthy team passion for winning.
As a Contracts and Tenders Administrator, you will be responsible for managing the team inboxes to ensure prompt responses to business queries, maintaining our CRM system, and acting as a central contact for certain customer queries.
You will work across our different sectors to ensure an up to date and robust database for the company's Terms & Conditions, running regular reports and audits which will be shared at a senior level. You will support the creation of customer facing Terms & Conditions documents, working alongside our legal team and using established templates and obtaining necessary authorisations.
You will be responsible for monitoring various websites to ensure no tender opportunities are missed, maintaining a database of all opportunities.
This is in addition to the support you will provide the wider Contracts & Tenders team for team projects, tender submissions and meetings.
As part of this role you will work closely with the Central Support functions, National Account Managers, Finance, Coding, Corporate Procurement, Marketing, Supply Chain and Technical Services to ensure end to end processes are completed in line with their requirements.
Our fun and Social team are proud of how we support each other and work hard to win and retain business. We're looking for someone who takes pride in their work and cares about their team.
This is an ideal role for a candidate just beginning their career as there is scope for development and progression. To be successful in this role you will need to use your own initiative and work well as part of a team. You will have good PC literacy skills with an intermediate level of Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel, Outlook and Word. You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to communicate at all levels. You will be organised and able to prioritise workload whilst meeting all deadlines. Excellent attention to detail and the ability to accurately follow existing processes is essential.
About usOur journey began back in 1929. Since then, we've continued to build a strong and resilient business with a great future. It's why we believe we're the best foodservice provider in the country.
A journey that gives back:
We want your career with us to be as rewarding as possible. So, you'll get lots in return for your hard work. That includes benefits that can support your wellbeing and financial security, and give you peace of mind.
The essentials- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum and the opportunity to buy more
- A pension - contribute 4% and we'll match you (after year 1, we'll match your contributions up to 6%).
- Life cover that you can increase.
- Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.
- A health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP.
- Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink.
- Get paid as you earn - access to up to 20% of your pay before payday.
- Opportunity to buy dental cover and critical illness cover.
We're on a journey towards creating the best possible workplace. We've got some way to go, but we're building a diverse and caring workforce. One that's filled with forward thinking people who each bring unique talents and skills. So whatever your life experience, we want you to join us - and you really can come as you are!