Bid & Design Associate

Haworth International; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Haworth Bengaluru is seeking a Bid & Design professional to support the sales team by preparing design/specifications and supervising the Bid & Design team in finalizing layouts and cost estimations for tender bids across local and remote markets.

You will coordinate with Haworth factories and suppliers to specify standard and non‑standard products, ensure timely tender submission, and develop drawings, BOMs and presentation materials to strengthen bids.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma/BE required.
• 5-8 years of corporate experience, minimum 5 years in commercial furniture.
• Strong computer software knowledge (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, 3D Max, PCON, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, CorelDRAW, Sketchup & Project Symbols).
• Willing to work extended hours to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the sales team on design and specification work.
• Supervise Bid & Design team in finalizing typical system and floor plan layouts.
• Prepare bill of quantities and strategize product solutions for tender specifications.
• Coordinate with Haworth factories and 3rd-party suppliers for non-standard products.
• Ensure tender is completed and submitted on time.
• Prepare data qualification for order entry and order file.
• Create presentation boards for mockups and provide rendering work.
• Create PowerPoint presentation materials for sales pitches.
• Maintain drawings and files in the archive library.
• Prepare weekly & monthly reports for the Bid & Design managers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree / Diploma / BE

Tools

AutoCAD

3D Max

PCON

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

CorelDRAW

SketchUp

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Purpose:

Support the sales team on design and specification work and supervise the Bid & Design team in finalizing typical system and floor plan layouts and cost estimations on all products to offer in a tender bid for local and remote markets in the most timely and accurate manner.

A glimpse of your daily mission

• Work with the sales team to understand the tender requirements/expectations.
• Prepare design and specification works on the typical system configuration and floor plan layout.
• Once drawings are finalized, prepare a bill of quantities and strategize product solutions to meet the tender’s specifications.
• Work with Haworth factories and 3rd-party suppliers to specify non-standard products to customer's specifications for pricing.
• Ensure tender is completed and submitted on time.
• Support Bid & Design Manager on liaison with remote markets
• Prepare data qualification for order entry and order file
• Understand the project requirements/expectations from the remote market manager and work closely with the Bid & Design team to finalize the drawings and proposals.
• Create presentation boards for a mockup exercise
• Provide rendering work to enhance proposal bids
• Create presentation materials in Microsoft PowerPoint format for a sales presentation.
• Maintain all drawings and files in the archive library
• Ensure the drawings and quotations are submitted on time.
• Prepare weekly & monthly reports requested by BRC.
• Independently support the Bid & Design Manager to coach a team of Bid & Design Associates (junior) or interns in developing the skills of using specification tools/drawing systems and tender document preparation and product knowledge.

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma/BE
• 5-8 years of corporate experience, minimum 5 years in commercial furniture, with good computer software knowledge (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, 3D Max, PCON, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, CorelDRAW, Sketchup & Project Symbols)
• Willing to work for extended hours to complete project deadlines, dedicated, meticulous, with great attention to detail.

Travel Requirements

NA

About us

Haworth is one of the world's largest manufacturers of office furniture, providing solutions for tomorrow's customers worldwide. At the center of our work is the human being: What does a person need to work, what pushes them, motivate them and what makes people feel comfortable at work? Only if we can answer that question, we are able to introduce designs to our customers that will make them achieve their goals. To stay one step ahead, we invest in our own research, have a worldwide network of interesting partners and are part of think tanks around the world who are trying to think ahead. The family-owned company, headquartered in Holland, Michigan/United States, employs more than 8,000 people and is represented in more than 150 countries in Asia, Europe and America with subsidiaries and partners.