Bid Manager

TransUnion LLC; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, TransUnion, is seeking a Bid Manager to enhance its Sales Operations team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the complete bid process, ensuring the production of high-quality bidding documents, while collaborating closely with various internal teams to meet project timelines. This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity for professional growth within a dynamic workplace focused on innovation and inclusion.

Benefits

26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays

Global paid wellness days off

Birthday bonus day off

Contributory pension scheme

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Prior demonstrable experience in proposal/bid management.
• Project management experience with multiple team members.
• Highly experienced in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Program manage the bid generation and submissions process.
• Review content of bids, pricing sheets, and formatting.
• Ensure timely delivery of compliant and commercially sound bids.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

APMP certification

Job description

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What We'll Bring:

We Are TransUnion:
TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, and we offer specialist services in fraud, identity and risk management, automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications, utilities, gaming, government and insurance.

What You'll Bring:

We’re looking for a Bid Manager to join our growing Sales Operations team.

Reporting to the Head of Sales Operations, the bid manager is responsible for assembling and managing the bid, the process, and stakeholders, preparing winning bids and maximizing sales. Using the bid process, the bid manager will direct the bid ensuring complete team adherence to templates, tools and governance gates, having full responsibility for the resulting bid response.

Day to Day You’ll Be:

1. Program manage the bid generation and submissions process
2. Have a clear understanding and interpretation of the questions and requirements within the bid document
3. Maintain and update the library of company standard documentation for submissions
4. Work collaboratively with internal teams to ensure a library of associated content is stored and readily available
5. Review content of bids, pricing sheets and formatting to ensure all materials have been responded to
6. Support the bid qualification process (bid go/no go)
7. Manage input from a variety of stakeholders including sales, marketing, finance, legal, pricing and infosec
8. Reviewing the commercial aspects of the bid (which will be driven by pricing)
9. Contribute to the written proposal - both in terms of content and presentation
10. Ensure timely delivery of compliant and commercially sounds bids working with several internal resources to ensure deadlines are met
11. Ensure post bid status is documented - contract awarded/unsuccessful
12. Management reporting on performance of the bid space

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Prior demonstrable experience of proposal/bid management within any sector
• Project management experience with multiple team members and internal/external stake holders
• Highly experienced in Microsoft Office Suite with exceptional Word and PowerPoint skills
• Highest standard of attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Desirable APMP certification

Impact You'll Make:

What’s In It For you?

At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business. As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:

• 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
• A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Private health care + a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
• Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart

TransUnion – a place to grow:

If there’s something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you can’t quite tick off, don’t let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful. We know imposter syndrome is real, lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together

Flexibility at TU:

We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why we’ve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children, family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time, don’t let this stop you from applying. Let us know if you’re looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.

Additional support:

At TransUnion, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individual’s talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us, you’re not just joining a team, you’re becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs, which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting

Interview & Hiring Process:

Most of our recruitment processes are virtual, so you’ll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.

We do not accept any unsolicited CV’s from recruitment agencies. If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance.

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Find out more about Life At TU UK:

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Manager I, Sales Operations