Aerospace Bids & Pricing Coordinator

Safran; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

33 days holiday

Pension scheme

Private medical cover

Salary sacrifice options

Life Assurance 4x

Training & development

Share save schemes

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Safran Seats in Wales (Cwmbran) is seeking a Bids & Costs Coordinator to support the Sales team with RFQs and new business opportunities. You will coordinate inputs from multiple functions, build cost prices for spares and manage tender documentation.

The role involves working across departments, using CRM and ERP tools, and ensuring data integrity in M3, with emphasis on make-vs-buy analyses and risk identification. A proactive communicator comfortable liaising with executives is ideal.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a similar role
• Demonstrable experience/ desire to work in cross functional teams
• Interested in becoming involved in managing Change Management & Processes Activities
• Confident, with the ability to work and liaise across the business departments, including the Executive team.
• Excellent organization skills with the ability to plan and consistently achieve challenging deadlines
• Technical awareness
• Clear understanding of Processes & Continuous Improvement
• Competent user of MS Office packages

Responsibilities

• Provide support and coordination for 'New Business Acquisition,' including funded project opportunities and day to day RFQ's.
• Support the Sales team in Bidding Activities (i.e. Bids Management) for all opportunities.
• Act as the focal point for support to all Sales Directors / Managers (regardless of location) for bids.
• Support the completion of review packs with the relevant departments to capture the requirements of the deliverables in S0-S2 process gates.
• Ensure the successful use by the wider team of sales Tools (e.g. CRM)
• Collate all necessary documentation and upload cost prices on ERP system
• Construct cost prices for the recommended spares parts list (RSPL) for aircraft entry into service
• Use in house systems to produce robust cost files for aftermarket manufactured parts.
• To upload all data defined in M3 per aftermarket requirements and ensure data integrity
• Extract and analyse bills of materials (BOMs) verify and check routings.
• Liaise with the Engineering team to ensure good housekeeping of BOM's and routes.
• Raise internal RFQ's to obtain valid cost prices for purchased parts via the Strategic Purchasing team.
• Identify risk elements i.e. signal codes, tooling costs etc. to minimise the business risk.
• Liaise with the relevant departments to obtain information for accurate costings.
• Analyse the make versus buy option to maximise in house production capabilities.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Bids management

Cost analysis

Stakeholder liaison

Project coordination

Organisational planning

Tools

ERP system

CRM

M3 data uploads

MS Office

Job description

Safran Seats in Wales (Cwmbran) is seeking a Bids & Costs Coordinator to support the Sales team with RFQs and new business opportunities. You will coordinate inputs from multiple functions, build cost prices for spares and manage tender documentation.

The role involves working across departments, using CRM and ERP tools, and ensuring data integrity in M3, with emphasis on make-vs-buy analyses and risk identification. A proactive communicator comfortable liaising with executives is ideal.