Bid Coordinator

Harmonics Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Bid Commercial Coordinator on behalf of our client, a leading organisation within the aviation industry. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and detail-oriented professional to join a dynamic team, supporting commercial bid activities, coordinating tender submissions, and contributing to key business opportunities.

• Working hours: 8.30 - 5.00pm mon - thurs, 8.30-4.00pm fri (39 hour week)
• Third level Degree in Business or related field.
• Commercial Experience (+2 years) in sales support, account management, purchasing or supply chain.

Job Functions & Responsibilities Reporting:

• Report on all activities to the Bid Leader.
• Commercial and as a support function:
• Calculation of product proposals in alignment with all involved stakeholders (internal & external).
• Annual / Biannual update of commercial proposals for all customers. Ensuring that all proposals have a valid date.
• Support rollout of customer contracts.
• Maintain & Update Pricing in our ERP system.
• Ensure the development and maintenance of the EPAR Catalogue for Products.
• Continuously analyse the cost and market price development of repairs to individual engine parts and derive and implement measures in cooperation with Commercial Manager and the technical departments.
• Develop measures to optimize internal calculation and offer processes and ensure their implementation.
• Contributes to data input into business plans and establish pricing for NPI repairs to existing product portfolio based on market competitor analysis and profit evaluation.
• Respond to RFQ's as required.

Person Specification

The candidate should essentially fulfill the following requirements:

• Commercial Experience (+2 years) in sales support, account management, purchasing or supply chain.
• Collaborative and team-ordinated.
• Problem solving ability in a rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with all levels within the company.
• Ability to work under sustained pressure in a most competitive environment.
• Resilient under pressure - can handle difficult conversations, delays and complaints professionally.
• Very good knowledge of internal processes and relationships
• Motivated, energetic, enthusiastic self-starter who can work on their own initiative.
• Ability to identify business issues and barriers.
• Experience in aviation, MRO, manufacturing or another technical industry is desirable.

Specific qualifications include:

• Personable / approachable style
• Disciplined approach to work and must be proactive in implementing positive change o In-depth knowledge of performance metrics
• Good PC skills, especially MS Excel
• Organizational and time-management skills.
• ERP/MRP IT system user.
• BSc+ in Business or relative field.
• Highly motivated, pro-active and confident person eager to learn and take on responsibility Fluency in another European Language, e.g. German/French will be an advantage