Bid Manager

Softcat plc; Marlow, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions company in the UK seeks a Bid Manager to oversee the bid process and create compelling tender responses. This role offers a hybrid working model and a chance to thrive in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates have bid management experience, especially in the technology sector. The company provides competitive salary and numerous benefits, fostering inclusivity and diversity.

Benefits

Pension

Share Incentive Plan

Life Assurance

Extra holiday on birthday and Christmas

Inspirational trips

Technology vouchers

Partner/family benefits

Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Formulating and creating quality bid responses.
• Ensuring proposals are aligned with company guidelines.
• Coordinating multiple proposals and working with stakeholders.
• Tracking and reporting on tender outcomes.
• Enriching the bid library for company use.

Skills

Bid Management

Stakeholder Management

Content Creation

Proposal Tracking

Job description

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.

Taking ownership of our Bid Process

The individual will be taking responsibilityfor 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

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

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We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefits include:

• Pension
• Share incentive plan
• Life Assurance
• Holiday
• Two days extra holiday on top of your usual entitlement on your birthday and at Christmas
• Trips
• Opportunity to qualify for Director hosted (often michelin star) lunches as well as half and full year icentive trips to places all over the world
• Vouchers
• Technology vouchers, activity passes, restaurant discount card
• Partner/family Benefits
• Option to add your partner/family to some of the benefits
• Access to Perklife, our dedicated portal for all perks and flexible benefits
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support