At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate bids and proposals, ensuring all documentation is accurate and timely.
- Company: Join Datacom, a leading tech company with over 60 years of experience.
- Benefits: Enjoy paid parental leave, 24/7 support, and ongoing learning opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative culture focused on innovation and personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: 2+ years in an admin or sales role with strong writing and organisational skills.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 $ per year.
Our purpose at Datacom is to combine technology, expertise, and talented people to help organisations thrive in a rapidly changing world. We work with customers across government, enterprise, and commercial sectors to solve complex challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes.
About the Role
The Bid Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and assisting with the Bid Process via the Datacom system to devise diverse customer solutions.
What you'll do as Bid Coordinator:
- Maintain an effective pre-sales engine to enable and optimise the bid function.
- Assist the proposal process including the acquisition of all relevant information relating to the content of the proposal as well as the internal review of the proposal.
- Coordinate the proposal process, collating documentation, writing content, and delivering on proposal specifications.
- Fulfil administrative and support tasks which assist the bids team to manage proposals, win tenders and obtain opportunities.
- Write pre-sales content for the delivery of proposals to clients and prospects.
What you'll bring:
- Sound administrative knowledge.
- Knowledge of the bid/sales process within a similar technical environment.
- 2+ years in an administrative or sales focused role.
- Effective presentation skills with the ability to convey technical information across various levels.
- Excellent technical writing skills.
- Advanced MS Office skills.
Preferred skills:
- Strong written communication with excellent spelling, grammar and attention to detail.
- Exceptional organisation and time management, comfortable managing multiple deadlines at once.
- Bid/tender coordination experience, ideally exposure to RFPs, RFQs, Tenders or other formal procurement responses.
- Document management and formatting, particularly confident with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and SharePoint.
- Stakeholder coordination, able to chase inputs, organise reviews and keep contributors accountable to deadlines.
- High attention to detail, including version control, response compliance, formatting and final submission checks.
- Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks and flag risks early without needing constant direction.
- Calm under pressure, particularly when working to fixed submission deadlines.
- Collaborative working style, comfortable supporting Bid Managers, sales teams, SMEs and leadership across Australia and New Zealand.
Culture and Benefits
Join a team where you'll be supported to grow your career, prioritise your wellbeing, and make a genuine impact. We're passionate about creating a workplace where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to do their best work.
Why you will love working here:
- Paid parental leave
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (DataCare)
- Ongoing learning, certifications, and career development opportunities
- Access to industry-leading learning platforms and future skills training
- Recognition programmes that celebrate great work
- Great employee discounts and financial wellbeing benefits
- Meaningful work that makes a real impact
Bid Coordinator in Brisbane employer: Datacom
Datacom is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Melbourne where collaboration and technical excellence are at the forefront. Employees benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities, a strong focus on quality delivery, and the chance to work with cutting-edge IAM solutions that make a real impact for enterprise clients. Join a team that values your expertise and fosters a culture of innovation and support.
