Sales Operations Coordinator
Job Summary
We specialise in turning advances in sensing AI and communications into operational capability for the edge where connectivity may be degraded or denied. Our work focuses on accelerating the deployment of technology improving decision-making for frontline teams and protecting people and critical assets in demanding environments.
Headquartered in Bristol Rowden employs around 160 people and operates over 20000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing facilities. We have a growing international footprint and are one of Europes fastest-growing engineering businesses.
About the role
To power our continued growth were looking for a Sales Operations Coordinator to join our Revenue Operations team - the engine behind how we identify qualify pursue and win work. The successful candidate will play a leading role in bid management assessing the opportunity pipeline and routes
to market and evolving the systems data and processes that underpin the Revenue Operations team.
This is a unique opportunity for someone to work within a high-performance environment and see what it really takes to scale a business that is tackling some of the toughest engineering challenges for our mission-critical customers.
The role requires someone who thrives in fast-paced high-stakes
environments willing to contribute to diverse areas across the revenue operations function. Youll need to navigate complex procurement landscapes drive internal collaboration and apply relentless focus to improving how we bid ensuring we continue to grow learn and deliver impact.
While this role offers hybrid working options it requires a minimum of 3 days per week on-site at our Bristol HQ.
Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance.
More information about security clearance is available here: Key areas of responsibility
- Work on a wide range of bids from large-scale complex high-value tenders to smaller quicker bids through frameworks and or mini competitions.
- Lead bid submissions from opportunity qualification to final submission managing timelines responsibilities risks and outcomes.
- Develop and refine bid strategies working closely with business development and technical leads to define win themes and customer messaging.
- Support longer-term capture and pre-sales activity helping shape opportunities before formal procurement begins.
- Gain exposure to commercial models contracting considerations and costing inputs that shape bidding and sales decisions.
- Identify monitor and triage relevant opportunities across Rowdens target markets and customers and ensure they are routed to the right internal teams quickly.
- Facilitate structured go/no-go discussions ensuring decisions are timely evidence-based and clearly recorded.
- Maintain visibility of routes to market including procurement portals and frameworks.
- Gather and maintain intelligence of compliance regulatory and accreditation requirements across current and emerging sectors.
- Own and improve CRM management and governance ensuring opportunities pipeline and key sales activity are captured consistently and accurately.
- Maintain data quality visibility and simple reporting so information can be trusted and used for decision-making.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of systems tools and information management across Revenue Operations and the wider sales function.
- Develop and maintain practical processes templates and guidance that support bidding capture and sales activity.
- Champion pragmatic process improvement balancing structure and compliance with speed and usability.
Key skills experience and behaviours
- Proven experience in project or bid management business development operations coordination or a related role with the ability to run multiple workstreams in parallel.
- Confidence working with and organising a wide range of stakeholders including technical commercial and senior colleagues.
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to handle multiple bids balance priorities and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to turn complex or unclear inputs into clear plans and actions.
- The ability to work at pace manage competing priorities and maintain quality and control under pressure.
- Organised but not rigid - You bring discipline and structure while accepting that ambiguity and change are part of the job.
- Able to create clarity in uncertainty - You turn unclear or shifting requirements into clear plans owners and deadlines and adapt those plans as things move.
- Process-driven but pragmatic - You use process to protect quality compliance and resource but flex when context demands it.
- Strong at building relationships - You are approachable calm under pressure and direct in your asks: what is needed by when and why.
- Confident in your judgement - You anticipate risks constraints and opportunities early make them visible and act on them rather than waiting for issues to emerge late.
- Comfortable taking ownership asking sensible questions and running bids and operational activity that feel controlled even under pressure with clear expectations visible risks and well-reasoned decisions.
Working at Rowden
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Rowden designs and builds systems, infrastructure, and applications to deliver mission advantage to those working to protect the security of the UK and its allies. We are setting a new standard in government technology provision: hyper-efficient engineering, better customer relationsh ... View more