Bid Manager

Softcat plc; Glasgow, Bristol, Leeds, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions company in Glasgow seeks a Bid Manager to oversee bid processes, ensuring quality and aligned responses. This role offers hybrid working, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits, including a pension plan, share incentives, and family benefits. If you are passionate and enjoy collaborative work, apply now to be part of our success story.

Benefits

Pension

Share incentive plan

Life Assurance

Holiday allowance

Technology vouchers

Family benefits

Maternity and Paternity support

Qualifications

• Previous experience in managing bids within the technology sector is desirable.
• Ability to work independently and build rapport quickly with stakeholders.
• Understanding of key areas of Bid Management.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of bid processes and document production.
• Formulating quality and compelling bid and tender responses.
• Coordinating proposals and working with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Bid management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Job description

Overview

Would you like to be part of a team that enables business growth? Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team? Join our Bid Centre Team. This is an exciting opportunity to join Softcat's high performing Bid Centre. We are responsible for producing tailored propositions targeted at Softcat's customers and prospects. The Bid Centre supports our sales teams with large volumes of professional, differentiated, and compellingly written content.

Success. The Softcat Way. It's an exciting time to be at Softcat, one of the UK's most successful technology solutions businesses. We help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We''ve reached the £1 billion+ parevenue milestone, opened our first office outside the UK and picked up a series of industry awards. We''ve got even biggerplans for the future. So, if you share our drive and ambition, get ready to achieve more from your career.

Responsibilities

Taking ownership of our Bid Process

The individual will be taking responsibility for collating relevant information, assisting with the production of the tender documents, and managing resources to meet submission and specification requirements.

As a Bid manager, you''ll be responsible for:

• Formulating and creating quality and compelling bid and tender responses
• Ensuring all proposals are aligned with Softcat''s guidelines and bid management standards
• Coordinating multiple proposals/bids and working with a variety of dynamic internal stakeholders
• Tracking and reporting on tender outcomes
• Working with the Bid Centre on team projects and enriching the bid library continually for the wider company use

Qualifications

We''d love you to have

• Previous experience in managing bids within the technology sector is desirable
• Managing bids as per best practice and have an understanding of all key areas of Bid Management
• Ability to work independently and build rapport quickly with both internal and external stakeholders

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

To become part of the success story, please apply now

Softcat is an inclusive company where you can enjoy the career you want, without changing the person you are. We''re welcoming to all and passionate about promoting greater diversity in the tech sector.

Locations

Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Marlow, Newcastle, South Coast

Benefits

• Pension

  Company pension plan

• Share incentive plan

  Share incentive plan

• Life Assurance

  Life assurance

• Holiday

  Annual leave with additional entitlement details provided separately

• Trips

  Opportunity to qualify for director-hosted lunches and incentive trips

• Vouchers

  Technology vouchers, activity passes, restaurant discount card

• Partner/family Benefits

  Option to add your partner/family to some of the benefits

• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support

  Support for family leave and related benefits

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefits include the items above and more. Access to Perklife, our dedicated portal for all perks and flexible benefits