Meteor Education

Manager

• The Strategic Bids & Contracts Manager (SBCM) is responsible for compiling the company's response to solicited bids for educational furnishings and consulting services, and taking ownership of the bid process from beginning to end. This role requires compiling information from necessary internal and external parties to develop one cohesive and thorough bid response. The SBCM reviews, tracks, analyzes and reports all bid and contract events throughout the lifecycle of each contract and communicates this information to necessary team members. In addition, as time allows, this role will assist with maintenance of Meteor’s contracts as well as execution of various requests from our Sales team including insurance modifications, performance bonds, and vendor registrations.
• YOUR DAY TO DAY @ METEOR
• You’ll review bid solicitations and RFPs and analyze requirements to create compliance matrices.
• You’ll coordinate with cross-functional teams such as Sales, Marketing, Finance, and our Studios to acquire necessary information from internal and external parties.
• You’ll prepare and organize responses including elements such as cover letter, table of contents, forms, narrative response, quote/pricing/discounting, design, product information/spec sheets, insurance certificates, bonding, etc.
• When necessary, you’ll package bids and mail to arrive prior to due date.
• You’ll maintain department content resources including our SharePoint content repository.
• You’ll maintain our contracts calendar & database to ensure timely contract renewals.
• You’ll execute ad-hoc requests such as contract modifications, insurance certificates, performance bonds, and vendor registrations to contribute to closed-won sales.
• OTHER TASKS
• Become knowledgeable in our contract offerings to answer questions from internal and external customers.
• Research of new markets, new bid opportunities, customers, etc.

Strategic Bids and Contracts Manager