Senior Bid & Design Associate

Job Purpose:
Support the sales team on design and specification work and supervise the Bid & Design team in finalizing typical system and floor plan layouts and cost estimations on all products to offer in a tender bid for local and remote markets in the most timely and accurate manner Key Roles and Responsibilities: Work with the sales team to understand the tender requirements/expectations Prepare design and specification works on the typical system configuration and floor plan layout Once drawings are finalized, prepare a bill of quantities and strategize product solutions to meet the tenders specifications Work with Haworth factories and 3rd-party suppliers to specify non-standard products to customer's specifications for pricing Ensure tender is completed and submitted on time Support Bid & Design Manager on liaison with remote markets Prepare data qualification for order entry and order file Understand the project requirements/expectations from the remote market manager and work closely with the Bid & Design team to finalize the drawings and proposals Create presentation boards for a mockup exercise Provide rendering work to enhance proposal bids Create presentation materials in Microsoft PowerPoint format for a sales presentation Maintain all drawings and files in the archive library Ensure the drawings and quotations are submitted on time Prepare weekly & monthly reports requested by BRC Independently support the Bid & Design Manager to coach a team of Bid & Design Associates (junior) or interns in developing the skills of using specification tools/drawing systems and tender document preparation and product knowledge Job Requirements and Qualifications: Bachelors degree/diploma/BE 8-12 years of corporate experience, minimum 5 years in commercial furniture, with good computer software knowledge (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, 3D Max, PCON, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, CorelDRAW, Sketchup & Project Symbols) Willing to work for extended hours to complete project deadlines, dedicated, meticulous, with great attention to detail