Bid Coordinator

Knight Transportation • Phoenix, AZ

45d • $22 - $25 • Remote

About The Position

Join Knight Transportation as a Bid Coordinator! This role involves completing administrative duties required for processing bids, supporting the pricing team, and ensuring accurate publications of customer rates. The Bid Coordinator will handle company background and statistics sections of bid requests, review customer documents, format new bids, and coordinate bid submissions according to customer timelines. This position requires interaction with various departments including sales, operations, and corporate support functions like administration and billing. The role also involves assisting the pricing team with ad hoc requests and communicating with customers regarding pricing. Maintaining the bid log system and bid database is a key responsibility, along with proactively assisting others to achieve organizational objectives.

Requirements

• 1+ years' experience in billing or customer accounts required.
• Must be able to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Must be proficient in MS Office especially Excel.
• Must be detailed orientated and well organized.
• Must be able to manage changing priorities.
• Associates in business or related field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience required.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• The Company does not sponsor employment visas.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in transportation industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete administrative duties required for processing bids.
• Support the pricing team as needed to provide accurate publications of customer rates.
• Complete the company background and statistics sections of bid requests.
• Review customer documents and format new bids and other pricing requests into the standard format.
• Coordinate and submit bid responses in accordance with customer time lines.
• Interact with all areas of the company with heavy emphasis on sales, operations and corporate support functions such as administration and billing.
• Assist the pricing team with ad hoc requests and projects as necessary.
• Communicate with Sales, Operations, Billing and Customers regarding pricing.
• Update and maintain the bid log system and bid database as new bids are received.
• Proactively work to assist others in achieving the organization's objective.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary commensurate with experience and geographic location.
• Potential bonus pay based on company performance.
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to local communities.
• 401(K)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Supplemental and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree