Contracts and Bids Director

In a time of unprecedented expansion we are seeking an experienced Contracts and Bids Director. In this role you will use your extensive knowledge of bids contracts and the public bidding process to help ensure the Bid departments activities are competitive accurate and timely. The position also requires interpreting contractual requirements and coordinating bid responses in partnership with various internal teamsincluding the writing editing and production of statements of qualifications and proposals. The ideal candidate has a resultsbased mindset and excels at multitasking to meet competing deadlines. Proactive and resourceful you also possess outstanding leadership and people skills and you feel strongly that visual designs and aesthetics can tell a story as effectively as words.

This role requires you to work onsite 34 times a week.

A day in the office looks like this:

• Overseeing the development of several thousand bid responses to ensure all deadlines are met quality is sustained and bid packages are complete
• Ensuring compliance with all customer contracts and/or requirements
• Evaluating and recommending enhancements to the firms bidding process; helping implement approved enhancements in coordination with the Business Development team and senior management
• Gathering formatting and maintaining accurate uptodate information including staff biographies and resumes project descriptions statistics and other information for marketing and research purposes
• Partnering with our Research Design and Development team to track and research bidrelated information to drive product development
• Collaborating with the Sales and Business Development teams to develop a response strategy that considers the competitive landscape
• Communicating daily with our national sales force and strategizing opportunities with the executive management team
• Following emerging trends and apprising executive management of their potential impact

Qualifications :

Got the skills and experience Heres what were looking for:

• 57 years of management experience as a bid or contracts professional
• Associates or bachelors degree in Business Communications or Marketing; relevant business experience will also be considered
• Deep knowledge of bidding and contracting processes
• Strong planning organizational and timemanagement skills with a proven ability to manage multiple bids at once
• Familiarity with procurement websites such as BidNet PlanetBids Bonfire etc.
• Experience working and collaborating with turnkey operators and architects a plus
• Extreme attention to detail
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel Word Outlook etc.

Additional Information :

And heres our end of the bargain! 

• Salary: $141500$180000 and bonus eligible
• Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding
• Excellent medical/dental and vision coverageEPO PPO and HSA
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
• Flexible benefitschoose what you like ignore the rest
• Onsite preschool for our employees children
• Onsite employee gym for all levels/fitness needs
• Generous employee discount
• Casual dressand we really mean it

At Lakeshore we know our diversity makes us stronger and when everyone feels included and valued we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers families and children we serve.

We know we couldnt do the extraordinary things were doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group Lakeshore is more than a great place to workits a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out we give everything weve got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success were constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if youre a downtoearth professional who shares our desire for making a difference wed love to hear from you. 
 
To learn more about Lakeshore visit www.lakeshorelearning/careers 
 
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