Head Of Commercial - Contracts And Bid Management

Head of Commercial - Contracts and Bid Management - Leading Logistics Business - Coventry/Hybrid - £48,000 - £50,000 + £9,000 car allowance + 10% Bonus + Healthcare

This global business has recently undergone a reorganisation and are going through an exciting period of change and growth. They have created five new positions to help define and implement innovative processes across the Commercial and Logistics functions and are looking to hire a proactive and data focused commercial professional to fill this pivotal role.

With a pragmatic and collaborative working culture, this company will suit an individual with a can-do attitude and a track record of "getting things done". It's a fast-paced environment with high expectations - but also extremely supportive, with training and tools in place to help new employees to succeed and flourish. If you're looking to take on a new role with the autonomy to shake things up and make an immediate impact, this could be the opportunity for you!

The role

• As part of the commercial team - this new position will be responsible for all areas of Bid Management and contract life cycle management.
• Support the sales team for acquisition of new customers - helping with RFIs/RFQs etc and using commercial data for all parts of the process.
• Long term identification of new target customers through industry and market data analysis
• Leading on all new customer onboarding as well as asset planning and availability
• Spearheading system usage and commercial data modelling to plan for tenders/renewals
• Ongoing commercial data improvement to support the wider Commercial and Logistics teams
• Managing a team of 5 direct reports

Skills and Experience Required

• Commercial acumen with a track record of developing systems to record, analyse and translate data
• Previous experience supporting with Bid Management and customer onboarding
• Excellent understanding of tools such as Excel, PowerBI etc to create forecasting models
• A proactive mindset is a must with a track record of creating better policies and processes in a commercial environment
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Previous experience leading and developing teams

Why should you apply?

• The opportunity to join a successful and growing business at Head of level
• A great starting salary and excellent benefits package
• An opportunity to join a highly collaborative function with the potential to make an immediate impact
• Hybrid working model (3 days in office 2 from home)

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, click Apply now or send your CV direct to Declan at (url removed)

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