Location: Mansfield,OH, USA
Contract Coordinator - Are you ready to make a difference?
About School Specialty: School Specialty is dedicated to transforming education for the better. Our success is fueled by a team of passionate innovators who are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of students. Are you ready to make an impact?
Job Summary: The Contract Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that bid opportunities and deadlines are met in a timely and successful manner. They will also work collaboratively with other bid team members to create more efficient work processes and increase sales by implementing new bid strategies and ideas.
Work Location:
This will be an onsite role in our Mansfield Ohio location.
Compensation Information:
Hourly range of $18-$24 plus an annual incentive plan.
What youll do:
Analyze competitor pricing and trends
Analyze opportunities through sales analysis and determine profitability expectations and strategic advantage
Research and understand demographic and purchasing data available to win the opportunity
Provide Pre and Post Opportunity analysis with sales, merchandising, and marketing
Developing customer, vendor,r and product knowledge expertise to include solid working relationships and ongoing product training.
Apply customer, vendor, and product mix knowledge to understand how the company products meet bid and/or quote requirements.
Apply customer, vendor, and product mix knowledge to understand how the company products meet bid and/or quote requirements.
Manage bid tabulation activity and retrieve information timely for entry into the designated system
Negotiate pricing with vendors
Negotiate pricing with installation companies
Reply to all email/mail/fax/paper opportunity requests
Create quotes and bids in the designated system
Prepare all documents required for all opportunities
Ensure adherence to the terms and conditions of the contract
Follow and adhere to standard work guidelines
What we expect you to bring to the table:
Understanding of how Pricing influences sales and profitability
Highly organized, attentive to detail, accurate and able to meet tight deadlines
Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills; analytical background in root-cause analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with end customers, sales, and all levels of the pricing organization
Positive and motivated team player
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Experience in a bidding or quoting environment
Background in and/or strong understanding of SS product lines highly recommended.
The ability to read and understand RFQ, RFP, Bid terminology
Oracle, Excel, CPQ and Cognos
Education and/or Certifications Required:
2-year degree or equivalent work experience required.
Benefits Package: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental & Vision (effective day 1), basic life insurance, disability coverage, PAID parental leave, wellness programs, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401k, Educational Reimbursement, Paid Holidays, annual paid Volunteer time, and so much more!
Were determined to positively impact the future, one child at a time.
If you share our passion, we need to talk.
Just imagine what we could do together.
Additional Information
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
School Specialty, Inc. is a Drug-Free Workplace. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at ...@SchoolSpecialty.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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