ABOUT US

Our journey began back in 1929. Since then, we’ve continued to build a strong and resilient business with a great future. It’s why we believe we’re the best foodservice provider in the country.
A journey that gives back
We want your career with us to be as rewarding as possible. So, you’ll get lots in return for your hard work. That includes benefits that can support your wellbeing and financial security, and give you peace of mind.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Contracts and Tenders team is a critical part of Bidfood’s Customer Development structure, which is responsible for the project management and completion of tenders for existing and new National Account and Freetrade Multiple customers. The team strives for the continuous improvement and development of Bidfood’s proposition with National Account and Freetrade Multiple customers. The Contracts and Tenders team seeks to:

• Support Bidfood in becoming market leaders
• Channel their energy into creating unique and compelling customer propositions
• Add value by fully understanding our customers
• Implement business and operational change to drive benefit
• Remain flexible and adaptable whilst servicing our customers profitably
• Have a healthy team passion for winning.

As a Contracts and Tenders Administrator, you will be responsible for managing the team inboxes to ensure prompt responses to business queries, as well as act as a central contact for certain customer queries also.
You will work across our different sectors to ensure an up to date and robust database for the company’s Terms & Conditions, running regular reports and audits which will be shared at a senior level. You will support with the creation of customer facing Terms & Conditions documents, working alongside our legal team and using established templates and obtaining necessary authorisations.
You will be responsible for the monitoring of various websites to ensure no tender opportunities are missed, making sure to maintain a database of all opportunities.
This is in addition to the support you will be required to provide the wider Contracts & Tenders team for team projects, tender submissions and meetings.
As part of this role you will work closely with the Central Support functions, National Account Managers, Finance, Coding, Corporate Procurement, Marketing, Supply Chain and Technical Services to ensure end to end processes are completed in line with their requirements.
Our fun and Social team are proud of how we support each other and work hard to make sure we win and retain business. We’re looking for someone who takes pride in their work and cares about their team.
This is an ideal role for a candidate just beginning their career as there is scope for development and progression. To be successful in this role you will need to be able to use your own initiative and work well as part of a team. You will have good PC literacy skills with Intermediate level of Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel, Outlook and Word. You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to communicate at all levels. You will be organised and able to prioritise workload whilst meeting all deadlines. Excellent attention to detail and ability to accurately follow existing processes is essential.