Bid & Design Associate (Third Party Payroll)

Haworth International; Chennai District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Haworth International is looking for a design and bid specialist to support the sales team with design, specification work and floor plan layouts for office furniture tenders in local and remote markets. You will supervise the Bid & Design Associates and finalize drawings and bills of quantities.

Coordinate with Haworth factories and suppliers to price non-standard products, ensure on-time tender submissions, and create PowerPoint presentation materials for bids.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma/BE required.
• 2-5 years in commercial furniture with strong software knowledge.
• Willing to work extended hours to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the sales team with tender design and specification work.
• Supervise Bid & Design Associates in finalizing layouts and cost estimates.
• Prepare bills of quantities and strategize product solutions for tenders.
• Coordinate with factories and suppliers for non-standard products and pricing.
• Ensure tender submissions are completed on time.
• Assist with liaison to remote markets and order data preparation.
• Create presentation boards and renderings for bids.
• Maintain drawings and files in the archive library.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for BRC.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

3D Max

PCON

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

CorelDRAW

Sketchup

Project Symbols

Education

Bachelor’s degree/diploma/BE

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

3D Max

PCON

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

CorelDRAW

Sketchup

Project Symbols

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
• 2-5 years of corporate experience, minimum 2 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.