Job Description

As Bid Marketing Specialist, you will research, evaluate and respond to both direct bid solicitations and indirect bids sent in by Waypoint. We are primarily a K-12 office, with a focus on frozen pizza, but with all other lines of Conagra products being represented on various bid offerings. The top priority is coordinating timely and accurate submission of pricing, either to the brokers for indirect requests, or directly to the customer regarding direct requests. These contract matters are a cooperative effort with input from all members of the Bid department. You will report to a Senior Manager of Bid Marketing.

You Will:

Request For Proposal (RFP) Processing Responsibilities (25-30%)

• Manage the direct proposal process from receipt of proposal through submission to award, working with all partners to complete and submit RFPs, get awards forecasted and recorded
• Search for, download, evaluate, prioritize, and complete direct bids, communicating details of these to our broker's bid managers or our internal sales team
• Contract management and evaluation
• Timely and accurate preparation of bid documents, including indirect bid requests, but especially direct requests from the market for commercial and commodity purchases
• Evaluate bid documents based on items, volume, and previous pricing, and identify areas of risk in RFP language
• Maintain multiple data marketing tools and track awarding of bids
• Review and comply with applicable government and food industry regulations
• Work with many other resources to assemble/submit complete and accurate proposal responses

General Duties (45%)

• Provide support to Bid Managers
• Be a point of contact for our nationwide broker network to support sales opportunities and administrative details
• Main contact in bid department for product specifications and nutrition labels. Manage PFS creation and retention process through communication with R&D and Specs & Inquiries
• Provide support to customer service when requested by reviewing orders for correct bid pricing and accuracy and monitoring inventory; communicate with broker, customer service, and customer to ensure K-12 pizza orders are priced correctly and ship as expected
• Work with trade management to provide reporting support for sales, volume, and billbacks and provide information support for the sales team and broker network
• Facilitate K-12 bid deductions with deductions team when needed by communicating with deductions team, sales, distributors, and operators by providing backup, researching pricing discrepancies, and approving deductions
• Provide support for consumer testing and trade shows such as ANC
• Possible additional team engagement with sales call participation and projects not necessarily tied to the bid department

Blacksmith Administration and Support (20%)

• Approve Blacksmith programs of all types, and awards as they become available
• Main contact for our Blacksmith operator setup process and facilitate credit applications for new direct customers
• Be a liaison between the broker network and Blacksmith team for technical issues
• Maintain reporting for Blacksmith and other bid programs

Marketing and General Office Support (5%)

• Provide additional marketing support, such as maintaining nutritional data spreadsheets and tracking
• Provide accounts payable functions for administrative fees and general department functions
• Maintain subscriptions and memberships to 3rd party bid submission systems
• Expand forecasting knowledge and execution for our pizza business, in partnership with the category manager and other managers
• Support category manager with enhanced use and participation in Tibersoft, BI/Power BI for enhanced analytics, reporting and presentations

You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree required; or 3+ years of detailed bid contract management experience
• Experience working with cross functional team members

• Experience prioritizing a direct response calendar for associates, and reminding people about their remaining open tasks
• Experience in Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), PowerPoint and Word

Our Modern Workplace:

Conagra's culture of collaboration enhances our ability to meet critical business goals, deliver value to customers and consumers and provide you with the flexibility you need to achieve a better work-life balance. We carefully consider each role and how often each team member needs to collaborate in-person. This position requires you work from our Troy, Ohio office 4 days a week during training and onboarding (first 6-12 months). Once that is complete, you will have the option for a hybrid schedule of up to 3 days a week.

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Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
• Wealth: great pay, incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
• Balance: paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit  .

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. ​