Bid Manager

Harrison Scott Associates; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multi-channel marketing company seeks a Bid Manager to manage the end-to-end tender process. This role involves overseeing bids, writing persuasive proposals, and conducting market research. The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills, analytical abilities, and excellent time management to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to write fluently and persuasively for a business audience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in fast-paced environments.
• Capacity to manage multiple bids with strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire bid process from qualification to submission.
• Write compelling bid responses tailored for different sectors.
• Maintain the bid tracker and provide monthly reporting on bid activities.

Skills

Fluent writing

Analytical thinking

Relationship building

Time management

Job description

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An ever evolving multi-channel marketing company, which serves some of the most renowned brands in the nation, has an exciting opening for a commercially astute Bid Manager to join its team of inspiring individuals. This role will be responsible for managing the end-to-end tender process from qualification to pitch, and writing compelling responses for a wide-ranging business audience, tailoring content as needed. We are looking for candidates able to write fluently and persuasively for a business audience, and with the capacity to take a creative approach to deliver winning, differentiated proposals.

Key Tasks / Responsibilities:

Bid management

• Oversee the entire bid process – from qualification to submission and feedback (excluding pitch stage)
• Apply our client’s Standard Operating Procedure on all bids to ensure that responses are delivered on time and to agreed standards
• Ensure that bid library content is up-to-date and regularly catalogued
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including sales leads, category experts and the executive team
• Look to develop and drive continuous improvement within the bid function

Bid response writing

• Identify key win themes in conjunction with sales leads and articulate these clearly
• Write compelling bid responses for a wide-ranging business audience, tailoring content as needed by sector/service/audience
• Write, proofread and edit content with the input of subject matter experts and others
• Research relevant sectors to provide tailored content for tender responses
• Ensure quality controls are adhered to for all bid responses

Reporting and analytics

• Ensure the bid tracker is kept up-to-date
• Provide reporting on bid activity levels, results and resourcing on a monthly basis to improve future activities and inform best practice

Market research and planning

• Maintain knowledge of company key propositions, along with market and competitor developments
• Keep up-to-date with public sector procurement legislation and advise the business as necessary
• Ensure that new content is created for bid responses as new propositions are launched

Bid operations

• Ensure Contracts Finder opportunities are analysed daily to identify and qualify suitable opportunities with sales teams
• Monitor the tender email box, triaging enquiries, distributing them and responding in a timely way (within 24 hours)

Success in this role will require a fast-thinker with an analytical mind and an ability to shape a solution to meet clients’ dilemmas. You will exhibit strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain good relationships across the group, and with prospective clients. The strong candidate will thrive on a fast-paced working environment, showing an ability to take a flexible approach to workload to manage peaks and troughs in bid pipeline. You will also require excellent time management skills to manage bids simultaneously to deadlines.

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