JOB TITLE: Senior Bid Manager SALARY: £40,000 - £50,000 (depending on skills and experience) LOCATION: Nottingham SETTING: Hybrid with two days a week working from home BENEFITS: Private Healthcare, Pension, 25 days holiday rising to 30 over 5 years, Group Life Insurance, Income Protection, Gym Discounts, Free Fuel Fridays, Employee of the Quarter, Employee Referral program and many more. Established in the 80’s, XMA has grown to become one of the top ten largest value-added resellers in the UK. Today, we’re an independent UK company with full geographic coverage – and our skilled workforce serves a diverse customer base across the public and private sector. We win awards for our ability to help organisations and users achieve more with technology. We specialise in realising individual ambitions to transform and evolve. We consult, define, adapt, and deliver on real-life outcomes. We collaborate closely to bring that positive impact home. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Bid Manager to join the team based at the Nottingham office. You will be responsible for taking ownership of the end-to-end bidding process and creating winning propositions through leveraging the capabilities, solutions and services of XMA and its partners. Responsibilities include management of all company bid procedures and processes. This is a highly networked role that requires an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines. It will require strong people management skills in a dynamic sales environment. JOB SPECIFICATION: Senior Bid Manager The responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Taking the lead on the highly complex and strategically important bids that XMA choose to pursue. Managing the bid qualification process for new opportunities. Lead storyboarding / answer planning development Lead virtual bid teams and inputs from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, product teams, finance, commercial, legal and delivery. Risk tracking and management throughout the bid process. Creating, implementing and managing the Bid Plan to deliver bid requirements on time and on budget. Lead the written proposal – blending content from multiple sources into a coherent proposal that maximises XMAs quality scores. REQUIREMENTS: Senior Bid Manager The ideal candidate for this role will have the following experience: Relevant experience of bid writing and proposal management including copywriting, text authoring, quality checking and general project ownership. Commercially minded, flexible and open to changing priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously whilst working to deadlines. Highly literate and an excellent communicator. Able to manage complex, multi-workstream opportunities. Experience in Public and Private Sector Procurement and some of the following Sales Vertical will be advantageous, Local and Central Government, Higher and Further Education, Schools and Academies, Health, Corporate. Keywords: Bids, Tenders, PQQ’s, IT, Business Development, Procurement. “We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status or any other status protected by applicable law. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer which means that we are committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, ensuring that individuals with disabilities are given equal opportunities to thrive in our workplace. As part of our commitment, we participate in the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, which guarantees an interview to any candidate with a disability who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Join us and be part of a diverse and supportive team where your skills and talents are valued. If you have any such requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us on our email which is (url removed) where we will be happy to action your requests