Bid Associate Job Opening

Bid Associate Job Description

Are you a detail-driven and organized professional with experience in contract management and proposal development? We’re seeking a Bid Associate to join our team, where you’ll craft winning proposals, managing contract data, and ensuring seamless delivery of products to our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a knack for numbers and data analysis, we’d love to hear from you!

The Bid Associate supports the Bid Manager in the response to Request for Proposals’ (RFP) issued by purchasing authorities and helps ensure that the proposals submitted are complete, appropriate and timely. 

Bid Associate Job Salary

• The starting pay range is between $18.50/hr – $22/hr based on a successful candidates level of proven experience.

Work Schedule

• Monday – Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
• The Bid Associate will be expected to work a flexible schedule and to be available outside of normal business hours in order to meet the needs of the department and the deadlines associated with the RFP’s.

A Few Essential Job Requirements

1. Participates in the writing and editing of original proposal (contract) responses, including coding of items.
2. Enters data onto a disc (or other specified media device) provided by the customer to be included with the formal contract.
3. Match code number list from manufacture with our code list to ensure that we are capturing all allowances available for customers from particular manufactures that offer deviations.
4. Assists with data entry of contract awards into our operating system when necessary.
5. Completes forms that are used to assist in the entering and tracking of allowances in our operating system. This process is how we pass on discounts to eligible customers.   
6. Coordinates price increase letters for contracts, inclusive of escalator clauses where appropriate.
7. Collects all bid pricing/allowances from brokers and manufacturers and updates the bid file to be priced.
8. Oversees pricing for health care group purchasing organizations (GPO’s)
9. Works with the Sales Management and Purchasing to provide Sales Representatives with competitive pricing when situations occur.
10. Daily Audit of orders entered by Customer Solutions ensuring that the correct items are delivered to contracted customers.

Great benefits are waiting for you:

• 401(k) & Roth 401(k) savings plans with a company match
• Healthcare insurance (health, dental, vision)
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
• Paid on-the-job training
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Company-provided life insurance
• Access to in-house massage therapists, athletic trainers and nurse practitioners
• Access to in-person mental health counseling
• Employee discounts in our Will Call Center

We are Ginsberg’s:

As a family-owned and operated foodservice distributor since 1909, we foster a welcoming workplace culture, embracing engagement and development, and attracting, recruiting, and retaining a diverse workforce.  We adhere to our core values; Respect for all people, excellent customer service, building strong relationships, and a dedicated commitment to community.

If you share these values, begin your career with Ginsberg’s Foods today!

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