Bid Administrator

Overview:

Our Client a leader in global aviation is now seeking a skilled and highly-motivated individuals who would like to join our team as a Bid Administrator. If you would like to be part of their growing, dynamic aviation business, then this could be a good opportunity for you.

They’re seeking a proactive and detail-driven team player to join them as a Bid Administrator-Materials & Sales. In this junior-level role, you’ll support the development and maintenance of pricing strategies, product catalogues, and customer proposals—working closely with experienced commercial and technical teams. This is a fantastic opportunity to build a strong foundation in pricing, market analysis, and ERP systems within a supportive and collaborative environment.

Perfect for someone early in their career and ready to learn, grow, and contribute.

Job Functions & Responsibilities:

Reporting:

• Report on all activities to the Bid Leader.

Commercial and as a support function:

• Calculation of the company’s product proposals in alignment with all involved stakeholders (internal & external).
• Annual / Biannual update of commercial proposals for all customers. Ensuring that all proposals have a valid date.
• Support rollout of customer contracts.
• Maintain & Update Pricing in our ERP system.
• Ensure the development and maintenance of the EPAR Catalogue for of the company’s products.
• Continuously analyse the cost and market price development of repairs to individual engine parts and derive and implement measures in cooperation with Commercial Manager and the technical departments.
• Develop measures to optimise internal calculation and offer processes and ensure their implementation.
• Contributes to data input into business plans and establish pricing for NPI repairs to existing product portfolio based on market competitor analysis and profit evaluation.
• Respond to RFQ’s as required.

Person Specification

• The candidate should essentially fulfil the following requirements:
• Excellent Interpersonal skills.
• Problem solving ability in a rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with all levels within the company.
• Ability to work under sustained pressure in a most competitive environment.
• Very good knowledge of internal processes and relationships
• Motivated, energetic, enthusiastic self-starter who can work on their own initiative.
• Diplomacy and negotiating ability.
• Ability to identify business issues and barriers.

Specific qualifications include:

• Personable / approachable style
• Disciplined approach to work and must be proactive in implementing positive change
• In-depth knowledge of performance metrics
• Good PC skills, especially MS Excel
• Organisational and time-management skills.
• Decision-making skills.
• ERP/MRP IT system user.
• Minimum Diploma/degree qualified, preferably in a business discipline.
• Highly motivated, pro-active and confident person eager to learn and take on responsibility
• Fluency in another European Language, e.g. German/French will be an advantage.