Bid Manager
Location: Cramlington
Salary: GBP40,000 - GBP50,000 per year, DoE
Hours: 40 hours a week.
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Bridge Recruitment is helping one of our well-established clients recruit for an experienced Bid Manager to join their ever-expanding team. The major part of the role is to help develop, manage and grow the bid team in accordance with business needs.
Responsibilities of the Bid Manager:
1. Reporting to the Commercial Manager and working alongside the Bid Administrator to manage the commercial tendering process ensuring timely visibility of all opportunities.
2. Lead on, write and project manage bids and proposals from beginning to end.
3. Identify, bid for and maintain position on appropriate sector frameworks.
4. Management of and key contributor to the bid/no bid process and decision making.
5. Management and oversight of the bid team during the bid process ensuring deadlines are met.
6. Devise a successful strategy for winning a bid, including pinpointing unique selling points, knowing the company’s operating and profit margins, and understanding customer requirements.
7. Coach on presentations and collate bid feedback.
8. Initial review of tenders, collation of deadlines, and distribution of questions to relevant departments.
9. Responsible for the quality of all aspects of the bid, including written documentation and presentation material.
10. Coordinate all parties involved in the bid process to ensure awareness of contributions and deadlines.
11. Research, write and prepare pre-qualification and tender documents for timely delivery.
12. Ensure bids are submitted on time and reflect the company’s services and abilities.
13. Write high quality text ensuring consistency in terms of quality, key phrases, and key words.
14. Work with the Marketing Department to source and coordinate design input for documentation.
15. Attend departmental BDM meetings and liaise with the head of the department to support the implementation of plans.
16. Assist with the review of contract performance by collating data from Salesforce and customer feedback.
17. Prepare and maintain high-quality responses for future reference.
18. Keep SFDC updated with relevant tender actions and milestones.
19. Abide by our client's Core Values and Code of Ethics and strive to meet and exceed the Groups Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitments.
Requirements of the Bid Manager:
1. High levels of attention to detail.
2. Customer relationship focused with great commercial awareness.
3. Experienced in bid writing.
4. Minimum 2 years bid coordination/tender experience.
5. Ability to solve problems efficiently.
6. Working knowledge of Salesforce Service Cloud is an advantage.
7. Ability to effectively prioritize a busy workload and meet project deadlines with proven project management skills.
8. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
9. A self-starter with high levels of initiative and motivation, able to work closely with team members.
10. Ability to influence and persuade others.
11. UK driving license.
If you feel you meet the above criteria for the Bid Manager role, then please apply now!
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