Contracts and Bids Manager

sysco; California (MO); On-site; USD 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

US0004 Sysco Central California, Inc. seeks a Bid Specialist to solicit and maintain bids with customers, manage pricing data, and help maximize profitability.

You will coordinate bid submissions, monitor performance on awarded bids, and pursue new business opportunities to sustain Sysco's market position. The role requires strong communication, Excel expertise, and the ability to work cross-functionally with multiple departments.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 3 years experience as a Bid Specialist or related experience.
• Willing to sign Sysco Protective Covenants Agreement.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for approving all bids before submission to the customer.
• Manages the performance of bids that have been awarded.
• Accountable for soliciting account business when needed.
• Maintains compliance with appropriate documentation at an established business.
• Solicits new business in the market.
• Establishes accurate and timely profit Performa on new business prospects.
• Oversees the solicitation and maintenance of vendor deals for nonprofit and school applications.
• Maintain, update and monitor bid pricing and customer agreements, vendor tracking, daily sales audit to assure correct pricing and profitability, customer OIC forms to assure proper Sysco uniform product codes, customer specifications, and sales mix, account trial balance.
• Assures that correspondence between Sysco and our customers is positive and effective.
• Liable for overseeing the scripting of orders for schools weekly, as well as keying any customer orders as needed.
• Ensures that orders are reviewed for out of stock issues and substitute items.
• Works closely with all departments via appropriate communication.
• Ensures Merchandising is communicated to assure proper turns of proprietary items inventory and warning of unusual usage.
• Promotes Sysco Brand through customer food shows, product cutting, etc.
• Attends all Sysco Tech classes and Sales Meetings.
• Ensures a consistent AR is maintained for all bid accounts.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Team collaboration

Researching internet

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Word processing

Job description

Company

US0004 Sysco Central California, Inc.

• Sales Territory: None


• Zip Code: 95354


• Travel Percentage: 0


• Compensation Range: $97,400.00 - $146,000.00

The compensation range provided is in compliance with state specific laws. Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience and other factors.

Benefits Information

For information on Sysco's Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com

Job Summary

Responsible to solicit and maintain bids and agreements with current and potential customers. Also to manage prices and data to assist the company in maximizing its profitability.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for approving all bids before submission to the customer.


• Manages the performance of bids that have been awarded.


• Accountable for soliciting account business when needed.


• Maintains compliance with appropriate documentation at an established business.


• Solicits new business in the market.


• Establishes accurate and timely profit Performa on new business prospects.


• Oversees the solicitation and maintenance of vendor deals for nonprofit and school applications.


• Maintain, update and monitor bid pricing and customer agreements, vendor tracking, daily sales audit to assure correct pricing and profitability, customer OIC forms to assure proper Sysco uniform product codes, customer specifications, and sales mix, account trial balance.


• Assures that correspondence between Sysco and our customers is positive and effective.


• Liable for overseeing the scripting of orders for schools weekly, as well as keying any customer orders as needed.


• Ensures that orders are reviewed for out of stock issues and substitute items.


• Works closely with all departments via appropriate communication.


• Ensures Merchandising is communicated to assure proper turns of proprietary items inventory and warning of unusual usage.


• Promotes Sysco Brand through customer food shows, product cutting, etc.


• Attends all Sysco Tech classes and Sales Meetings.


• Ensures a consistent AR is maintained for all bid accounts.


• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED required.


• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of experience as a Bid Specialist and or related experience strongly preferred.


• Requirement: Must be willing to sign a Sysco Protective Covenants Agreement.


• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: Must maintain a valid driver's license with a driving record that meets Company minimum standards.


• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: Must maintain current automobile insurance with the following limits Bodily injury $100,000 each person and $300,000 each accident; property damage of $100,000.


• Professional Skills: Strong communication skills and experience working with customers.


• Professional Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.


• Professional Skills: Able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.


• Professional Skills: Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.


• Professional Skills: Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


• Professional Skills: Express information in terms of profit and loss, food cost and expense ratio through verbal and written communication skills.


• Professional Skills: Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.


• Professional Skills: Proficient at researching on the internet.


• Professional Skills: Capable of working with peers and associates from other departments and shifts proactively and constructively.


• Professional Skills: Can prioritize, multi-task, and shift priorities as necessary.


• Professional Skills: Proactive and self-directed, yet able to work as part of a team.


• Professional Skills: Ability to work as part of a team.


• Professional Skills: Work in a disciplined manner and capable of following established procedures, practices and comply with local, state and federal regulations.


• Professional Skills: Shows initiative and asks for and offers help when needed.


• Professional Skills: Accurate and thorough; looks for ways to improve and promote quality.


• Professional Skills: Reports to work promptly and regularly; works well with others; demonstrates the ability to consistently meet deadlines.


• To be successful in this position, the individual performing the duties must successfully demonstrate all the Leadership Framework competencies for this position.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and telephone to talk and hear.

Frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.

Specific vision abilities that may be required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

This position may require travel through various mean of transportation which may result in long periods of sitting.

Working Conditions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to pe