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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.\nThey’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.\nYou’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).\nThe role:\nSupport the Business Development team by capturing data, managing sales trackers and CRM records, formatting tender responses and helping coordinate client meetings.\nMaintain the CRM system, reviewing and updating records, keeping data accurate and suggesting process improvements.\nAssist with quotations and bid proposals, creating and maintaining a digital bid repository and logging bid responses.\nManage client contracts and internal sign-offs, building a robust process for registering, archiving, dispatching and tracking documents.\nGather 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.\nWhat we’re looking for:\nExceptionally organised, with the ability to juggle competing priorities and tight deadlines while keeping administrative systems in order.\nDetail-focused, with a proven track record of accurate document handling, data entry and CRM management.\nStrong communicator, comfortable working with directors, designers and sales teams as well as external clients, consultants and supply partners.\nSelf-motivated and process-minded, taking ownership, following things up and enjoying the challenge of improving workflows.\nCommercially aware, with a good understanding of sales, tenders and business development. 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