Job: Bid Manager
Area: Dartford
Salary: £60k/70k
Role: Bid manager with social housing experience
My clients a leading nationwide property services contractor are currently seeking an experienced bid manager to come on board for there social hosuing reactive maintenance planned and repairs contracts.
We are looking for a Bid Manager who can contribute to sustained business growth through the management of bid submissions and proposals from initial enquiry to tender submission for projects from £500k to £250m
Duties:
* Responsible for the timely planning, management and completion of quality submissions
* Read, understand and extract the key bid requirements from the documentation received and communicate with all parties via Tracking Sheets; Planning and Review meetings
* Identify and communicate evaluation criteria and its relevance to question specific scores
* Plan, write & co-ordinate submission responses ensuring client and job specific answers
* Development of both internal and external relationships in association with the bid process
* Maintain current information on good practice from Operational and Service teams
* Maintain bid momentum and ensure information from operational and service teams is received on time and is of sufficient quality and relevance
* Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements, best practice and Client information, sharing with the team and updating business development systems
* Identify any past experience with the relevant Client or source information on new clients through Business Development Managers, internet use, etc.
* Maintaining accurate records of Tender Expected dates, liaising with Estimating to ensure the adequate resource allocation
* Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements and best practice, sharing knowledge throughout the team
* Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process
* Identify company USP’s and competitive advantage and ensure these are fed into bids
* Liaison with Estimators on Tenders for any price/quality synergy and timing of submission
* Review all bids prior to submission to check relevance, quality and accuracy
* Manage Site Visit or Interview requirements, identifying a ‘Champion’ to lead the process
* Compiling, updating and sharing a library of submission information
* Management of follow-ups with Clients to secure accurate information
* Maintaining accurate records relating to win/loss rates, sourcing feedback and creating action plans for improvement and proactively update corporate systems and databases
Requirements:
* Educated to A Level Standard
* Computer literate in MS Office
* Proven track record of bid management throughout the full bid lifecycle
* High Attention to Detail · Up to date construction/Industry knowledge and understanding
* Social Housing knowledge and experience · Confident and enthusiastic
* Technical writing skills and retrofit knowledge