Learning Environments Contract Coordinator (Hybrid- Mansfield Ohio)

Contract Coordinator \- Are you ready to make a difference?

School Specialty is dedicated to transforming education for the better. Our success is fueled by a team of passionate innovators who are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of students. Are you ready to make an impact?

Job Summary: The Contract Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that bid opportunities and deadlines are met in a timely and successful manner. They will also work collaboratively with other bid team members to create more efficient work processes and increase sales by implementing new bid strategies and ideas.

Work Location:

• This will be a hybrid role in our Mansfield, Ohio, location.
• Training will be conducted onsite
• Possibility of being fully remote following successful training

Compensation Information:

• Hourly range of $25\-$28 plus an annual incentive plan.

What you’ll do:

• Analyze competitor pricing and trends
• Analyze opportunities through sales analysis and determine profitability expectations and strategic advantage
• Research and understand demographic and purchasing data available to win opportunity
• Provide Pre and post\-opportunity analysis with sales, merchandising and marketing
• Developing customer, vendor and product knowledge expertise to include solid working relationships and ongoing product training.
• Apply customer, vendor and product mix knowledge and how the company products meet bid and/or quote requirements.
• Apply customer, vendor and product mix knowledge and how the company products meet bid and/or quote requirements.
• Manage bid tabulation activity and retrieve information timely for entry into designated system
• Negotiate pricing with vendors
• Negotiate pricing with installation companies
• Reply to all email/mail/fax/paper opportunity requests
• Create quotes and bids in the designated system
• Prepare all documents required for all opportunities
• Ensure adherence to terms and conditions of the contract
• Follow and adhere to standard work guidelines

What we expect you to bring to the table:

• Understanding of how Pricing influences sales and profitability
• Highly organized, attentive to detail, accurate and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Strong decision making and problem solving skills; analytical background in root\-cause analysis
• Understanding of how Pricing influences sales and profitability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with end\-customers, sales and all levels of the pricing organization
• Positive and motivated team player

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Experience in a bidding or quoting environment
• Background in and/or strong understanding of SS product lines highly recommended.
• The ability to read and understand RFQ, RFP, Bid terminology
• Oracle, Excel, CPQ and Cognos

Education and/or Certifications Required:

• 2\-year degree or equivalent work experience required.

Benefits Package: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental \& Vision (effective day 1\), basic life insurance, disability coverage, PAID parental leave, wellness programs, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401k, Educational Reimbursement, Paid Holidays, annual paid Volunteer time, and so much more!

We’re determined to positively impact the future, one child at a time.

*If you share our passion, we need to talk.*

*Just imagine what we could do together.*

Physical and Mental Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines. Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Mental demands include multi\-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.

Additional Information

• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
• School Specialty, Inc. is a Drug\-Free Workplace. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
• EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
• If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Opportunities@SchoolSpecialty.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

\#LI\-Hybrid

Job Grade: 9