Commerical Bid Executive

The Job Summary:
Wrightbus is the fastest growing production company in Europe. We’re looking for a Commercial Bid Executive (After Sales) to join the Wrightbus Sales team in Ballymena. The role of Commercial Executive (Aftersales) is an exciting opportunity to develop and grow the commercial and aftermarket support side of the business. The Commercial Executive plays a key role in supporting parts tender submissions, pricing strategies, and promotional initiatives to drive commercial growth. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams to deliver accurate, timely, and competitive proposals.

The Role:
Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepare weekly performance reports for key target areas and present insights during team reviews.
• Provide updates and drive actions at team reviews on assigned tenders/projects to ensure tracking to deadlines

Tender Management

• Gather and submit documentation for Pre-qualification Questionnaires (PQQ) ensuring compliance and deadlines.
• Review released tender documents, capture requirements, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to initiate the tender process.
• Prepare Bid/No-Bid documentation and facilitate decision-making.
• Gather and organise relevant information from tenders for future use in bid library

Tender Costing & Pricing

• Compile tender part lists, highlight existing Wrightbus part numbers, and liaise with procurement for part identification and costing.
• Organize supply chain review meeting to confirm part numbers identified, supplier list proposed and progress to costing stage. 
• Review costs, set margins based on historical data, and prepare approval sheets for management sign-off.

Legal & Compliance

• Provide commercial documents (e.g., Terms & Conditions, draft contracts) to Legal for review and approval.

Tender Portal & Documentation Management

• Upload pricing and supporting documents accurately to tender portals before deadlines.

Parts Project & Promotion Support

• Collaborate on new parts projects, including BOM setup, costing, logistics, and promotional material (PowerPoint, flyers, campaigns).
• Contribute ideas for parts packages and promotions in the ideas portal.

Customer Engagement

• Support Sales Team with fleet profiles, promotional rollout strategies, and respond to customer feedback post-launch.

The Requirements:

• 3 rd Level qualification in a Business or Engineering related discipline AND 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience of quotation/tender preparation
• Experience of parts pricing and sales administration/invoicing
• Experience using business management software
• Working with customers to agree and negotiate final requirements
• Computer literate with a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience of working and managing across various departments to successfully complete tasks to tight deadlines
• Demonstrable experience of working to high levels of accuracy with strict deadlines.
• High level of written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work alone using own initiative and problem-solving skills, and as part of a team.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and experience

The Benefits:

• 4% discretionary bonus
• Life Insurance
• Medicash scheme
• Discount with local businesses e.g. Galgorm Spa Resort and McAtamney’s. 
• Free car parking
• Canteen
• Career progression
• Professional development
• Flexitime

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