Bid Manager

Blue Legal; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm seeks a vibrant Bid Manager to enhance their Marketing and Business Development team. The role involves managing the tenders process, cultivating key relationships, and requiring specific experience in legal or professional services. Successful candidates must have excellent communication skills and be adept at handling confidential information.

Qualifications

• Experience managing the bids process in legal or professional services.
• Ability to manage internal stakeholders effectively.
• Strong communication skills necessary for confidentiality and rapport.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire tenders process from identification to reporting.
• Design presentations and prepare staff for interviews.
• Analyze tender outcomes and maintain a library of precedent text.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Confidentiality

Job description

A well respected full-service law firm are seeking a vibrant Bid Manager to join their Marketing and Business Development team, based in any of their UK offices. The role-holder will work closely with the Head of Business Development, to develop key relationships, promoting the firm’s offerings and win new business.

The Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the entire tenders process, from initial opportunity identification to drafting, submission, post-submission feedback, and reporting.
• Coordinate and gather feedback from practice area experts, to ensure high-quality tender responses.
• Understand the requirements of each tender and ensure that responses accurately address all aspects.
• Identifying specific evaluation criteria for each tender to relevant stakeholders, particularly regarding pricing.
• Designing presentations, and preparing key staff for interviews and clarification meetings.
• Conduct analysis of tender outcomes, and report on key themes from client feedback to create insightful reports.
• Maintain an updated library of precedent text to streamline future tender responses.

The Candidate:

• Experience managing the bids process, ideally within a legal / professional services firm.
• Experience working with, and managing internal stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills;
• Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive situations and data.

Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

Blue Legal offers the services of an employment agency for permanent work and an employment business for temporary work

The Recruitment Process – How to get it right!

The cost and time spent recruiting can vary dramatically depending on the recruitment process you adopt. It’s important to know how to get the most out of your recruitment specialists […]

Providing executive recruitment, search and career coaching for legal professionals as well as business development, marketing, events, PR and communications professionals.

London

0207 118 3003

New York