About Hawkins

Hawkins, Inc. is a formulator, manufacturer, blender, distributer, and sales agent for thousands of industrial chemicals and reagent grade laboratory chemicals sold to municipalities and businesses throughout the Central United States. Thousands across a variety of industries have depended on Hawkins for the chemical products they need since 1938.

Learn more about us at https://www.hawkinsinc.com/careers/

ABOUT THE JOB

Responsibilities:

Bid and Proposal Administration

• Manage and track online bid opportunities through multiple online applications.
• Successfully managing multiple RFPs from receipt through final response.
• Compile all elements required of the RFP, including quality analysis, operational plan, pricing, and ensure timely submittal of all bids.
• Prepare budget proposal letters and bid packages for submittal.
• Provide through customer data analysis and guidance for response team to assist their development of proposals.
• Facilitate all proposal milestone meetings (strategy, kick-off, review meeting) for proposal response team.
• Collect, compile and format proposal content (drafts and final versions).
• Make recommended corrections to bids as necessary.

Inside Sales Support

• Research regional customers, suppliers, competitors, and logistics to identify sales opportunities.
• Reporting: Prepare standard recurring and custom reports to support cross functional stakeholders, and maintain metrics on bid process.

Client Engagement

• Builds relationships and provides high level of service to retain/enhance customer satisfaction.
• Maintains high level of communication to ensure customers are well informed.
• Maintains customer files and profiles.

ABOUT YOU

Experience

• 1-3 years of experience in Customer service / Sales experience, project management or bid administration.
• Understanding of contracts and bid processes
• Experience with bid software helpful: BidNet, BidPro, Questdn, SmartProcure, Onvia, or BidPrime

Skills & Capabilities

• Attention to detail and commitment to quality results.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple concurrent projects and multiple priorities.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Proactively contribute content and generate ideas for technical and management proposals.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience presenting information and responding to questions from a variety of participants.
• Strong math skills.
• Proficient at conducting research.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and shift priorities as necessary.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Continuous Improvement mindset.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Proactively build positive, supportive, and collaborative relationships.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to use computer, phone, and other office equipment.
• Ability to communicate via phone and in-person with internal staff and external contacts and customers.
• Ability to travel to branches or customer sites as needed.

TRAVEL

No travel required.

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All applications must be received online. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Hawkins is a Drug Free workplace.