Bid Coordinator

　　Summary: Responsible for identifying and gathering the necessary information to generate bids. This includes working with CWD Procurement & Contract Compliance departments as well as Brokers & Vendors. Involves negotiating pricing, analyzing numbers, reviewing contracts, and creating revenue expectations.

　　Duties and Responsibilities

　　Bid Generation

　　Work with Sales Representative to review RFPs and gather customer information needed to start the process. This will include but not be limited to: Deadlines, nutrition expectation, product identification, forecasting, etc. Use this information to develop timelines for project completion.

　　Negotiate pricing from vendors.

　　Review and understand vendor contracts as well as work with Contract Compliance regarding pricing guidelines and restrictions, product limitations, etc. Provide Contract Compliance with necessary information to properly set up contracts.

　　Understand and account for the impact of freight on availability and costs for the product as well as the company’s cost to deliver. Be able to differentiate between different freight categories such as FOB, delivered, etc.

　　Willing to learn Purchasing Programs including GPOs.

　　Pull together the information to create Excel spreadsheets and present to sales and management the expected customer costs as well as company revenue. Assist in developing proposals.

　　Busiest time of the year is from March - September

　　Contract Evaluation

　　When not working on new bids, will focus on evaluating current contracts:

　　Review for profitability

　　Review for adherence to the bid

　　Other Projects as assigned.

　　QUALIFICATIONS

　　Education/Training/Experience :

　　High school graduate or equivalentrequired; advanced degree preferred

　　1 year of administrative experience

　　Knowledge of the National School Lunch Program and the Child & Adult Care Food Program, or health care industry regulations is helpful

　　Knowledge/Skills/Abilities :

　　Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize required

　　Understanding of contracts and logistics

　　Critical thinking and strong analytical skills.

　　Ability to work independently

　　Detail oriented

　　Basic computer skills required with an emphasis in Excel, intermediate skills desired.

　　Benefits:

　　Immediate: Eligible for Paid holidays

　　30 days: Eligible for employee pricing

　　60 days: Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance eligibility, Company Paid Life coverage, and 2 PTO days

　　90 days: 401k contribution eligibility

　　180 days: 2 PTO days

　　1 year: 401k matching eligibility, 8 PTO days, Company Paid Short-Term Disability

　　Cash-Wa Distributing is a strong, stable and financially smart company. As one of the largest privately-owned food service distributors in the Midwest our family owned company has a history of building strong relationships. If you are interested in joining an innovative, supportive, values driven company, we invite you to consider a career with Cash-Wa Distributing!

　　Qualifications