Bid Executive

Sopra Steria Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Bid Executive to join their Consulting Team. In this hybrid role, you'll collaborate with various teams to manage bids for human-centred consultancy projects, ensuring excellence from Discovery to Live. Your expertise in Bid Management and exceptional writing skills will be key to delivering impactful proposals and increasing win rates. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a range of projects across public and private sectors, working in a supportive environment that values your input and creativity. If you're passionate about making a difference, this role is for you.

Benefits

Referral Bonus - £1,000

Qualifications

• Experience in Bid Management with a successful track record.
• Strong writing skills for developing exceptional bids.

Responsibilities

• Deliver bids to clients and manage them through to conclusion.
• Write and edit proposal documents to elevate content and win rates.

Skills

Bid Management

Proposal Writing

MS Office Tools

Sales Orientation

Problem Solving

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Are you experienced with Bids and looking for a role where you can really make an impact?

We're looking for a Bid Executive to join our Consulting Team at Sopra Steria Next!

You will work with teams from Sopra Steria Next, suppliers and sub-contractors on multiple projects and bids, across a range of clients and customers in both the public and private sector.

The majority of the bids you will be working on will be human-centred consultancy projects from Discovery to Live.

This will be a hybrid role, with some travel to our offices when required.

What you will be doing:

1. Deliver bids, confidently, to multiple clients and external audiences, working to deadlines.
2. Develop bid plans in liaison with the sales lead and solution owner and manage them through to conclusion.
3. Develop bid budgets and be responsible for leading to the budget.
4. Write and edit/review customer proposal documents.
5. Elevate our proposal content and increase our win rate.
6. Contribute to our win strategy.
7. Work with technology, business process, commercial and legal experts and provide sales process advice & guidance when required.

What you’ll bring:

1. Demonstrable Bid Management experience, working across all stages of the entire bid process with a successful record of accomplishment, winning bids in a competitive market.
2. Passionate about writing exceptional bids.
3. Highly competent in use of MS Office tools.
4. Demonstrate a sales orientation with an understanding of bid management best practice.
5. Comfortable working independently and as a part of a team.
6. Able to work to tight deadlines.
7. Have a focus on solving customer problems and creating outcomes.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Referral Bonus - £1,000