About the Bidding Solutions Associate position
We are seeking a Bidding Solutions Associate to foster long-term, trusting relationships with our internal teams and global customers. In this role, you will oversee a portfolio of assigned clients, utilizing our proprietary quoting system to develop high-impact proposals. Your primary responsibilities will include drafting these proposals, determining project feasibility, and managing the framing and costing for each bid.
This is an in-person growth opportunity based in Princeton, New Jersey. We are committed to providing a clear and successful career path for the individual who joins our team in this position.
Overall Role & Responsibilities:
As a designated Manifest Bidding Solutions Associate, you will be based directly within the Manifest Sales team and report to the head of Sales. Your role will be pivotal in day-to-day communication with our internal teams and at times clients, providing a contact point for requests, bids and internal liaison to help ensure our client needs our met as a solutions-based provider within the primary market research healthcare space. This role will reward those looking to either initiate a new career pathway within a commercial capacity or equally those already in commercial and who are looking to gain rapid experience and progression within the industry, working within a highly experienced team.
Bidding Manager responsibilities are:
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Acting as a communication hub for internal teamrs to help support their clients/customers
Finding opportunities to assist with the growth of the company
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Developing ideas/strategies to help build a good relationship with clients
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Assisting with critical issues and escalations on projects with any internal quote updates as needed.
Support senior commercial team with the management of new and existing clients.
Primary role is to generate bid proposals, as a result of client requests for all sales managers.
Consult with internal teams and at times clients on sample design and business issues.
Gather country specific healthcare data to present to clients for proper targeting and set study expectations.
Responsible for contacting panel vendors worldwide to review specs, provide capabilities, negotiate pricing and commission project.
Responsible for project related matters including commencement kick off calls, planning and project timelines, and issue resolution.
Act as Liaison point between operations and client as needed.
Maintain relationship with existing vendors while scoping new vendors worldwide.
Conduct research for difficult specifications or diseases to set client expectations and provide client with reasoning behind actual feasibility and pricing.
Bidding Solutions Associate requirements are:
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Experience in an account management role or related profession
Excellent math and critical thinking skills
Customer service experience
High degree of understanding budgeting and costing
Excellent Excel skills
1-2+ years experience working within the Healthcare sector is preferred, but not required
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Excellent communication skills
Excellent in both written and spoken english
Detail oriented
Out of the box thinker
Pro-active in communicating
Comfortable speaking on the phone and writing emails to clients
Experienced with HubSpot CRM software is preferred
MS Office 365 knowledge or Google Suite knowledge is required (WORD, POWER POINT, EXCEL, GMAIL, TEAMS)
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Has a desire to learn and can take direction
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Ability to manage multiple responsibilities
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Excellent negotiation and leadership skills
- BA/BSc degree in Marketing, Business or related field
- Knowledge of the Healthcare Industry and the understanding of different therapy areas