Bid Coordinator

Labatt Food Service; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Labatt Food Service in Texas seeks a Bid Analyst to manage multi-million dollar bid contracts with school districts and government agencies. You will coordinate submissions, maintain bid databases, and negotiate pricing with manufacturers to establish competitive sell prices.

The role requires strong analytical abilities, excellent time management, and proficiency with Microsoft Office; a Bachelor’s degree is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience with bid submissions and bid databases.
• Strong analytical and pricing skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, prepare, and review submissions for company bids.
• Maintain database of existing and emerging bids.
• Prepare bid files for submissions, renewals, and approvals.
• Coordinate bid preparation with Labatt departments.
• Communicate with customers on needs, compliance, or clarifications.
• Negotiate costs with manufacturers and set selling prices.
• Perform pricing analyses to ensure market competitiveness.
• Maintain customer pricing database.
• Manage profitability for awarded bids.

Skills

Bid analysis

Pricing negotiations

Forecasting

Data management

Communication

Time management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This position is responsible for capturing and maintaining multi-million dollar bid contracts with school districts and government agencies. It encompasses all aspects of distribution systems, including price negotiations with manufacturers, contract pricing management, demand forecasting, pricing analysis, and direct correspondence with customers and sales force.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate, prepare, and review submissions for company bids
• Maintain database of existing and emerging bids
• Prepare and maintain bid files as necessary to submit and obtain bid approval and renewals
• Coordinate efforts with departments across Labatt in the preparation of bids
• Communicate with customers regarding needs, compliance requirements, or clarification and follow up to bid submissions
• Communicate information with customers such as pricing data, market trends, and product nutritional information
• Negotiate product costs with manufacturers and establish sell prices
• Conduct pricing analyses to ensure competitiveness in the market
• Maintain customer pricing database
• Manage account profitability for awarded bid contracts

Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, good communication and organizational skills, and excellent analytical skills are core to this position. The Bid Analyst must also be very detail oriented and have excellent time management skills. The position requires proficiency in Microsoft Office- Word and Excel. Bachelor’s degree is required.