Contracts and Tender Specialist

  • Full-time

Company Description

We believe amazing things can happen over a cup of coffee.

Everyone’s coffee experience is unique and we’ve been innovating since 1753. Our coffee has been loved for generations and a career with us will mean you’ll be playing your part in shaping the future of coffee.

When we grow, you grow. If you have a thirst to be part of our journey, you’ll be exposed to the full spectrum of your field of work. We value potential. We create opportunity to help you grow as a professional, surrounded by amazing people.

Our goal is simple but ambitious. Jacobs Douwe Egberts: a coffee for every cup.

JDE is a €5 billion global business retaining a start-up feel and containing some of the leading brands in Coffee and Tea – Kenco, L’OR, Tassimo and Douwe Egberts to name a few.

The UK represents a top 5 global market for JDE and continues to be a growth engine for the category, driving premiumisation by leading the single-serve portion with the Tassimo brand and premiumising the instant coffee segment through Kenco, L’OR and the Douwe Egberts brands.

Job Description

Commercially JDE is divided into two business units, Retail and Professional. The professional business unit is aligned with ‘on the go’ consumption of our brands including customer such as offices, hotel groups, pubs and bars and hospitals.

Professional makes up approximately 25% of the UK&I business. This position sits within the Direct sales team, in our Professional business. With responsibility for supporting our major national account contracts with the Direct sales team in order to drive new business and develop existing accounts through the acquisition of new contracts.

As an integral part of the Direct Sales team the Tender Specialist will research tenders in the B2B space, compiling reports and schedules aligned with tenders in the public domain. In addition, the Tender Specialist will work as part of a cross functional selling team with internal stakeholders across Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Demand Planning and Finance in order to deliver our growth agenda.

Qualifications

  • Graduate calibre, preferred.

  • Able to research data and compile into logical processes.

  • Good understanding of tender principles and fundamentals ideal

  • Strong (commercial) acumen and IT skills.

  • Able to work closely with stakeholders to break down complexity to deliver clear messaging

  • Self-Motivated – highly disciplined

  • Influencing skills – good impact presenting to different levels of stakeholders

  • Experience of working cross-functionally to deliver multiple objectives 

  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Excel and PowerPoint

Additional Information

We are proud of our passionate and driven associates who challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS: A coffee for every cup

Working with us means you’ll be making an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. We work as a team, celebrating success and support one another. Our associates work with a diverse group of like-minded people in an innovative environment committed to doing the right thing across the globe. Your achievements here will get noticed.

Jacobs Douwe Egberts is a global coffee & tea company, serving consumers in more than 80 countries through iconic brands including: JACOBS, TASSIMO, MOCCONA, SENSEO, L'OR, DOUWE EGBERTS, KENCO, PILAO and GEVALIA

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