Senior Bid Manager

Reed; Antrim; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the defence and security sector is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to shape the future of safety and security. This pivotal role involves leading the development of business-winning strategies and managing multi-functional teams to deliver high-quality bids. The position offers hybrid working, generous benefits, and opportunities for professional growth. If you have a strong track record in bid management and a passion for making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you to contribute to a safer world.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Opportunity to buy/sell annual leave

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading major bids and managing capture phases.
• Strong bid/project management skills with a focus on business winning.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of bid strategies and ensure quality outputs.
• Collaborate with opportunity owners to implement winning programs.

Skills

Bid Management

Project Management

Leadership

Financial Awareness

Education

Experience in Business Winning

Willingness to Learn

Job description

Job Description

Join a leading organisation in the defence and security sector as a Senior Bid Manager. This role offers the unique opportunity to play a pivotal part in shaping the future of safety and security. Within this role we offer hybrid working.

The Role

As a Senior Bid Manager, you will support the Bid Management Lead in applying the end-to-end Business Winning Methodology across the sector. We are ideally looking for expertise within the rail sector.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leading the development and ensuring the quality of business-winning functional outputs, such as bid strategies, competitive assessments, win strategies, and value propositions.
2. Collaborating with customer-facing 'opportunity owners' to design and implement effective business-winning programmes.
3. Ensuring bid teams are resourced effectively to deliver against plans.
4. Acting as a point of escalation within the opportunity leadership team for matters related to the Business Winning Methodology.
5. Owning the application of the Business Winning Methodology for specific bids and/or portfolios.
6. Working closely with other functional leads to integrate a range of professional skills and competencies required to develop quality business-winning outputs.
7. Line management of Bid Managers and Bid Coordinators.
8. Developing partnering strategies.

Essential Experience

1. Proven experience as a business-winning professional with a strong track record in leading major bids.
2. Deep understanding and experience in managing the capture phase of opportunities.
3. Robust bid/project management skills.
4. Ability to motivate and lead multi-functional teams.
5. Strong financial and commercial awareness.

Qualifications

1. While specific academic qualifications are not fixed, the required level of experience and a willingness to learn are essential.

Security Clearance

1. Must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.

What We Offer

1. Generous holiday allowance.
2. Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
3. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
4. Employee share scheme.
5. Employee shopping savings portal.
6. Payment of Professional Fees.
7. Special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces.
8. Opportunity to buy or sell annual leave.
9. 'Be Kind Day' for volunteering.
10. Excellent development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Commitment to Inclusion

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We are committed to building an inclusive culture and are happy to discuss flexible working options.

Apply Now

To apply for the Senior Bid Manager position, please submit your CV. We look forward to hearing from you and exploring how you can contribute to our continued success in making the world a safer place.