Sales and Bid Coordinator

Forward Role are working with an interior design business that has spent over 15 years creating innovative spaces, looking after everything from the first idea through to the final delivery.

Sales and Bid Coordinator

Circa £35k

Manchester City Centre

4 days in the onsite and 1 remote and then 3 days onsite & 2 remote once passed probation

This is a purpose-driven business of 40+ specialists, all focused on using great design to create better outcomes. It’s well established and close-knit, with a strong reputation for looking after its people. The average tenure is six years, and some of the team have been there since day one. They’re known for beautiful, thoughtful design, and the office reflects it. They like to grow talent from within, backed by training and mentoring, so it’s a really exciting time to join.

They’re now looking for a Sales and Bid Coordinator to play a pivotal role in supporting the Business Development team. This is a hands-on, deadline-driven role, keeping bids, contracts, CRM data and sales activity organised and moving forward.

You’ll work closely with the BD Associate Directors and Directors, Designers and the Delivery Team, and build relationships with external clients, supply partners and consultants. It’s a great stepping stone, with the potential to progress into a Business Development role working directly with customers and earning On Target Earnings (OTE).

The role:

• Support the Business Development team by capturing data, managing sales trackers and CRM records, formatting tender responses and helping coordinate client meetings.
• Maintain the CRM system, reviewing and updating records, keeping data accurate and suggesting process improvements.
• Assist with quotations and bid proposals, creating and maintaining a digital bid repository and logging bid responses.
• Manage client contracts and internal sign-offs, building a robust process for registering, archiving, dispatching and tracking documents.
• Gather and manage marketing and bid content, including CVs, case studies and testimonials, acting as the main contact for external PR, graphic design and photography consultants.

What we’re looking for:

• Exceptionally organised, with the ability to juggle competing priorities and tight deadlines while keeping administrative systems in order.
• Detail-focused, with a proven track record of accurate document handling, data entry and CRM management.
• Strong communicator, comfortable working with directors, designers and sales teams as well as external clients, consultants and supply partners.
• Self-motivated and process-minded, taking ownership, following things up and enjoying the challenge of improving workflows.
• Commercially aware, with a good understanding of sales, tenders and business development. Knowledge of CRM systems, AI tools or PR would be a bonus.

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