Job Description

The Bilingual Tenders Analyst will be responsible for the entire RFx project lifecycle from inception to award. Responsible for managing inquiries related to the RFx process, coordinate all tasks relating to bids, support contract management and work with cross-functional teams to achieve company-wide objectives. This role needs someone who has project management skills, a keen attention to detail, strong time management skills, a customer centric approach, and enjoys collaborating on projects. You are comfortable in reviewing and articulating details from contract and bid documents and bringing people together to meet a common goal. You will be driven by learning new things, being comfortable in sharing your thoughts, applying process improvement initiatives, and working with tools that will create efficiencies. You are open to change, giving/receiving feedback, and holding yourself and others accountable in all that you do. Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the entire RFx and contract lifecycle process, from initial intake to final submission and contract award, in alignment with RFx and/or contract timelines.
• Responsible for sourcing and qualifying new bid opportunities from various bid sites.
• Manage the assigned RFx, facilitate and streamline the communication, coordinate kick-off calls, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop a competitive response.
• Liaise with the customer to seek clarification, coordinate questions and address RFx requirements, as required.
• Review RFx documents, associated contract templates, assign tasks, and set internal timelines for all appropriate subject matter experts.
• Review of contractual terms and conditions, risk identification, and ensure business/legal/functional approvals as required.
• Coordinate, collect and assemble RFx materials and responses.
• Responsible for the submission of quality proposals and RFx submissions within the customer defined deadlines to help support growth for the business.
• Work and collaborate with cross-functional teams, Sales, Marketing, Finance and Legal.
• Ensure the final bid submission is of high quality, meets all specifications, is delivered to the customer on time and is archived electronically.
• Monitoring status of the submitted tenders and RFPs.
• Updating and maintaining the systems with all the relevant data for the awarded business.
• Coordinate all the activities between the customer and internal teams to finalize and sign the contract.
• Develop business relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure effective coordination of tendering process.
• Support projects, key policies, and procedures to achieve specific goals.
• Participate and apply process and system improvement initiatives.
• Cardinal Health Canada is dedicated to the health and safety of its employees, customers and communities. Pursuant to this, we have implemented several COVID-19 safety measures, including a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all employees to be fully vaccinated (subject to reasonable accommodation for grounds protected under human rights legislation).

• Bilingual a must (English & French)
• Bachelor\'s Degree in Business Administration or related discipline preferred
• 1-2 years of relevant work experience managing RFx, Proposal or equivalent experience
• Proven time management and organizational skills to support a deadline-driven environment
• Strong business acumen
• Communicates clearly and effectively (written and verbal)
• Detailed oriented and focus on quality of deliverables
• Ability to execute in a fast-paced environment, manage competing deadlines and works well under pressure
• Ability to work with MS Office Suite including, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook is highly desired
• Driven to continuously look for improvements with a problem-solving and solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to work in a self-directed/autonomous manner, in an office or remote setting
• Maintains high standard of professionalism and integrity
• Analytical thinking and action-oriented
• Project management skills is an asset