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Bid Manager

ACE Legal

Winchester

Hybrid

GBP 46,000

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Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Bid Manager to oversee tender processes and drive business development. This role involves managing complex bids, collaborating with teams, and ensuring high-quality submissions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management and tender management within professional services.

Qualifications

Demonstrable tender management experience in B2B professional services.
Experience at Manager level is essential.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day bid projects and ensure robust qualification processes.
Develop win strategies and support content development.

Skills

Project Management

Influencing Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

APMP Qualification

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office

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Our client is an award-winning consultancy providing market-leading capabilities and advice across pensions and financial services. This role offers 2 days in the office and 3 days remote.

They are looking for a bright and enthusiastic bidding professional who thrives on the challenges of managing tenders in a professional services market and works collaboratively, on a 9 months fixed term contract basis. Experience at Manager level is essential to be able to hit the ground running. The role is part of a well-respected, successful and growing business development team that leads and implements all marketing, sales and client development programmes within the Firm and plays a key role in developing and delivering the Firms strategy. You will help win business and retain and grow it by managing high profile and complex tenders, working closely alongside the other members of the bid team, business development colleagues and Partners.

Day-to-day project management and ownership of bid plans working with the Firms bid process to agreed defined timelines
Manage each bid by ensuring the qualification process is robust, developing win strategies and themes, supporting content development through outlining, storyboarding and writing phases, scheduling appropriate technical and commercial reviews to the creative delivery of the tender documents and pitch materials
Coaching the pitch teams to deliver a succinct, compelling and engaging propositions to prospects and existing clients
Supporting the Senior Manager, Bids in driving the improvement programme in work winning and promote best bidding practice across the Firm and beyond

What skills and qualities are they looking for?

Track record of managing work winning processes resulting in measurable commercial success
Confident and credible in leading win theme development and storyboarding workshops
Excellent project management skills prioritising, organising workload, planning, motivating others through to completion
Good at working on simultaneous projects, while working to tight deadlines and being calm under pressure
Ability to manage implementation through others, both senior and junior
Excellent influencing skills and ability to work well with and get the best from a wide range of personalities
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to work within a team effectively and collaboratively, as well as independently

Qualifications And Experience You Require

Demonstrable tender management experience, preferably within B2B professional or financial services
APMP qualification is desirable, but not essential
An understanding of professional services in particular financial, actuarial, consulting, investment and insurance markets would be valuable
Partnership experience desirable
Experience using Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office suite is required, experience and ability to use CRM databases and content management systems is desirable

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

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