• Address: Saint Petersburg, FL 33731 (map)
• Date Posted: 09/17/09
• Job Type: Full-time

Job Description (Largo/St Pete Up $24hr) ASAP

Job Title: Bid and Proposal Specialist
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Reports To: VP Sales/Marketing
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Summary:
Develops bid rollups and responses to contract proposals for appropriate specifications and scope of work. Executes successful responses to Request for Proposal (RFP) Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Quote (RFQ) via broad base of technical/product knowledge. Coordinates interdepartmental activity including production engineering, quality, sales, procurement and production operations to assure costs, schedule and product quality are obtainable.

Qualifications:
Comprehend and make inferences from complex written material and verbal and/or written instructions. Read and understand blueprints and/or engineering documents. Make mathematical calculations and draw logical conclusions. Proficiently perform computerized word processing, comprehension, summarizing and writing/editing. Broad base of technical/product knowledge and ability to grasp new concepts quickly. Detail-minded, deadline-oriented and organized with the ability to work on many varied tasks under time pressures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Manage short timeliness and multiple responses simultaneously.
* Work with multiple departments to obtain appropriate responses.
* Leverage database response tools for information sources.
* Customize standard information to address customer requirements.
* Constant review of in-house processes and labor cost standards.
* Ensure that bid specifications are clear, biddable and unduly restrictive.
* Prepare and maintain budgetary configuration engineering estimates.
* Complete project costing information, calculate margins and obtain pricing strategy approvals.

Physical Demands:
* Lift and carry blueprints, reference books, bid and contract files and proposal responses weighing up to 25 pounds.
* Work is performed primarily in an office environment with constant interaction with the manufacturing /assembly floor.
* Operate a variety of standard office equipment including a computer terminal, telephone, 10 key calculator, copy and fax machine requiring continuous and repetitive arm, hand and eye movement.