Sales Support Coordinator

Ecology by Design Ltd

Oxford

Hybrid

GBP 32,000 - 42,000

Full time

9 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Unlimited annual leave

Colleague-nominated bonus scheme

Extensive in-house and external培训

Excellent career development and进展

Job summary

Ecology by Design, a growing ecological consultancy in the UK, is seeking a Commercial Sales Support Coordinator. You will connect clients with our ecology team, coordinate quotations and proposals, and own CRM processes while supporting bids and tenders.

This role focuses on converting opportunities into wining propositions, not cold sales, with growth potential in business development and marketing. You will liaise with project managers and ecologists to gather pricing, scope, and resources,

Qualifications

Experience in sales/commercial coordination, bids, proposals or business development.
Knowledge of ecology, environmental consultancy or planning sector.
Confident with clients and senior colleagues.
Experience using a CRM or similar system.
Strong written communication and proposal-writing skills.
Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
Ability to work with pricing and commercial information.
Proactive, relationship-focused approach.

Responsibilities

Coordinate inquiries, quotations and fee proposals from initial request through to submission and follow-up.
Prepare proposals and gather technical scope, pricing and resourcing information from the ecology team.
Support larger bids, tenders, frameworks, PQQs and supplier registrations.
Take ownership of the CRM, maintaining accurate client and opportunity information.
Follow up outstanding quotations and opportunities by phone and email.
Research prospective clients, organisations and project opportunities.
Support targeted outreach to new, existing and lapsed clients.
Track enquiries, conversion rates, quote turnaround times and sources of new work.
Help improve and automate commercial, quotation and administrative processes.

Skills

Sales coordination

Bids & proposals

Quotations

Business development

CRM systems

Proposal writing

Client relationships

Pricing & commercial info

Tools

CRM

Job description

Commercial Coordination | Quotations & Proposals | Bids & Tenders | CRM | Client Relationships

Great consultancy work starts with great opportunities. But opportunities need someone to spot them, coordinate them, follow them up and keep them moving.

At Ecology by Design, we're an ambitious and growing ecological consultancy working with clients across the UK. We're known for technical excellence, but equally for being innovative, pragmatic and refreshingly easy to work with.

As we continue to grow, we're looking for a commercially minded Sales Support Coordinator to sit at the heart of our business development process.

You’ll connect our clients with our technical teams, coordinate quotations and proposals, support bids and tenders, take ownership of our CRM and make sure promising opportunities keep moving.

This isn't a cold sales or SDR role. It's a chance to combine commercial thinking, coordination and client relationships while playing a visible part in the growth of an ambitious environmental consultancy.

The Role at a Glance

Full Time | Permanent

Sector: Ecology | Environmental Consultancy | Planning & Development

Focus: Quotations | Proposals | Bids & Tenders | CRM | Client Relationships

Growth: Business Development | Bids | Marketing | Sales & Commercial Management

Pedigree: CIEEM Registered Practice | Certified “Great Place to Work”

Clients Include: English Heritage | Knight Frank | Savills | Oxfordshire County Council | Ridge

Own the Opportunity. Keep It Moving. Help Us Grow.

A major part of your role will be bringing greater structure to how we quote for and win work.

When a new enquiry arrives, you'll establish what the client needs, coordinate technical scope, resourcing and pricing information from our ecologists and Project Managers, and prepare professional quotations and proposals, calling on technical expertise where needed.

You’ll also help coordinate larger bids, tenders and framework opportunities, take ownership of our CRM and proactively follow up quotations with clients.

Working closely with our Business Development Manager, you'll research prospective clients, support targeted campaigns and help build relationships across areas including renewable energy, strategic land and major residential and commercial development.

Our ecologists will own the technical decisions. Your role is to understand our world well enough to connect the commercial and technical pieces and keep opportunities moving.

Where You'll Add Value

Coordinating enquiries, quotations and fee proposals from initial request through to submission and follow-up
Preparing proposals and gathering technical scope, pricing and resourcing information from the ecology team
Supporting larger bids, tenders, frameworks, PQQs and supplier registrations
Taking ownership of the CRM, maintaining accurate client and opportunity information
Following up outstanding quotations and opportunities by phone and email
Researching prospective clients, organisations and project opportunities
Supporting targeted outreach to new, existing and lapsed clients
Tracking enquiries, conversion rates, quote turnaround times and sources of new work
Helping improve and automate commercial, quotation and administrative processes
Supporting networking, conferences and client meetings where appropriate

About You

You’ll be highly organised, commercially aware and comfortable taking ownership. You’ll enjoy dealing with people and be confident picking up the phone, following up an opportunity or chasing the information needed to meet a deadline.

Perhaps you’re already working in a commercial, bids, proposals or business development role within ecology, planning or the wider development sector.

Or perhaps you’re an ecologist or environmental professional who enjoys the sector but has discovered your strengths lie in communication, coordination and the commercial side of consultancy rather than traditional fieldwork. That could make this a particularly interesting next step.

You'll ideally bring:

Experience within sales/commercial coordination, bids, proposals, quotations or business development
Knowledge of ecology, environmental consultancy, planning, development or a closely related sector
Confidence communicating with clients and senior colleagues
Experience using a CRM or similar commercial system
Strong written communication and proposal-writing capability
Excellent organisation, accuracy and attention to detail
Confidence working with pricing and commercial information
A proactive, curious and relationship-focused approach

Experience within an ecological consultancy would be particularly valuable, but you don't need to be an ecologist. Relevant experience from planning, architecture, property development, sustainability or the wider environmental sector could equally provide the industry understanding we're looking for.

Why Join Ecology by Design?

We're not your typical corporate consultancy.

Ecology by Design is an independent, people-first business built around trust, flexibility, quality and giving talented people room to grow.

You’ll be trusted to take responsibility for your work and encouraged to improve the way we do things rather than simply inherit a process.

And because this is a varied position, there's genuine scope to shape it around your strengths. As the business grows, your career could develop further into business development, bid management, marketing or sales and commercial management.

You'll also enjoy:

Flexible and hybrid working
Unlimited annual leave
Colleague-nominated bonus scheme
Extensive in-house and external training
Excellent career development and progression

Building Biodiversity Better

Ultimately, you’ll be helping grow a business whose work has a genuine environmental purpose.

We aim to drive positive change in how people live with, work in and value the environment, achieve better outcomes for biodiversity and deliver exceptional quality for our clients.

If you’re commercially minded, brilliantly organised and excited by the opportunity to build your career on the commercial side of ecology and environmental consultancy, we’d love to hear from you.

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