Costing and Proposals Associate - Mississauga, Canada - Cliantha Research Ltd.
Description
General Responsibilities:
- Administration and routine maintenance of Client Relationship Management System (CRM) (Zoho)
- Report and metrics generation
- Support and training of C&P members and other as applicable
- Liaison between Cliantha Research and CRM team
- Preparation and completion of all RFPs upon request and assignment
- Initial set up of the budget costing sheet on each proposal for input by the Contracts & Proposals (C&P) team
- Initial setup, quality control checks, and finalize costing sheets of each proposal for all RFPs upon request
- May participate in sponsor bid defenses
- Preparation and completion of Change Order requests
- Initial setup, quality control checks, and finalize Change Orders
- Use business analytical skills to seek efficiencies in cost containment
- Monitor contract value and product changes in coordination with internal departments, and adjust price profiles for margin optimization where appropriate
- Work with vendors to obtain costs and incorporate them accordingly into costing sheets
- Analyze quotes and cost sheets/templates and optimize where applicable
- Assist in creating newly optimal costing sheets / departmental templates
- Work with and communicate across multiple levels of business and stakeholder organizations to determine how to improve existing business processes
- Performs all work in accordance with established departmental processes, regulatory requirements, while working in compliance with safety standards
- Regular Monitor an report BD and CPG KPIs
- Working directly with the Finance group, drive the integration of Microsoft Great Plains Software with the CRM systems in order to better predict future revenues
- Conglomerating, analyzing and reporting data from the CRM and Microsoft Great Plains to help provide profitability visibility to the company by Business Area, by Customer, By Project and by Profit Centre
- Analysis and preparation of data from the CRM and Microsoft Great Plains to help provide RFP quoting process to the executive management team
- Develop & maintain a Company dashboard for the executive management team utilizing information retrieved from the CRM & Great Plains systems
- Create ad hoc metrics & reports as requested by Company Management
- Assist with onboarding of new contract and proposals members
- Other duties as may be assigned
Qualifications:
- University degree in Science / Sci-Business / Accounting / Mathematics, or equivalent
- 3 years of CRO / pharmaceutical or equivalent business experience preferred
- Excellent business writing, communication, editing and proofreading skills
- Ability to meet stated deadlines
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as required
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with demonstrated ability to plan, multitask and prioritize, with a strong process background
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to relate well to internal and external customers
- Ability to make effective decisions in a timely manner
- Strong technical proficiency and computer skills in all aspects of MS Windows and MS Office software packages
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Mississauga, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- Clinical Research Organization or
Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Mississauga, ON
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