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About the job
Employment Type Full-time
What you will do
Basically you will be responsible for making sure our bid documents are professionally done, and nothing is missing on submissions plus be the back office individual responsible to make sure the front office is working effectively.
Who will you work with
Astute, Multilingual engineers sitting all over Africa to make sure they support our day-to-day operations and make sure we are ahead of the game.
An awesome team with a get-it-done attitude.
Why Work with DPSL?
We have an open culture and respect everyone for who they are. We are trying to create a dynamic and fun atmosphere to deliver your value to our customers.
We take pride in our work and our success is heavily dependent on team work where you will be an integral part with a customer-first mentality.
Job Description:
- Identifying opportunities on which to submit bids and feeding into the decision over whether to bid for the work
- Devising a successful strategy for winning a bid, including pinpointing the unique selling points (key differentiators) of your organization, knowing your company’s operating and profit margins and understanding the clients’ specific requirements (the client in this case is the organization that is offering the work)
- Coordinating researches done and/or checking proposals
- Working with key members of the project team and the client organization to obtain the information required to compile the bid
- Assessing and addressing the technical and commercial risks relating to the bid they are working on
- Managing budgets or, at a more junior level, tracking costs
- Negotiating with specialist suppliers and/or subcontractors
- Responding to clients’ and other stakeholders’ queries before, during and after the bid has been submitted
- Coordinating putting together a team to oversee the bid
- Coordinating with the team during the bid process and making sure deadlines are met.
- If the bid is successful, briefing the teams who will carry out the project work.
- Performing basic admin duties including printing, sending emails, getting prices from registered suppliers
- Assisting and coordinating with the sales team.
- Assisting the Front Office team.
- Assisting with inventory control.
- Organizing staff meetings and updating calendars.
- Processing company receipts, invoices, and bills.
- Assisting and supporting management.
Who are we looking for?
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A University Degree is not of importance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Ambitious and self starter
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Creative and innovative thinking
- Problem-solving skills
- Relationship-building and influencing skills
- An interest in the sector in which your employer operates, coupled with a willingness to keep up to date with industry trends, regulations and legislation
- Commercial thinking
- Teamworking skills
- Attention to detail.
