Bid Specialist

Lexis Nexis (Korn Ferry); Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in regulatory technology as a Bid Specialist, where you'll play a crucial role in crafting winning proposals and managing bid processes. This dynamic position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop persuasive responses to customer requests, ensuring that the organization is positioned as the preferred provider of innovative data and analytical solutions. With a strong emphasis on communication and analytical skills, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment. If you are passionate about driving success and thrive in a collaborative setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in bid management or support.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin or Japanese is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop persuasive responses for proposals (RFPs) and manage proposal production.
• Collaborate with sales and various teams to meet proposal deadlines.

Skills

Bid Management

Proposal Writing

Business Communication

Analytical Skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, English, Business, or Journalism

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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Are you experienced in bid management and supporting RFP in APAC?

Will you be interested to join a global leader in regulatory technology?

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below, risk.lexisnexis.com

About the Role

Writes responses to customer requests, manages the overall development and production of winning sales proposals, and positions LexisNexis Risk Solutions as the preferred provider for data, technology, and analytical solutions.

Supports Proposal Managers and our sales organization and works with multiple functional areas such as pricing, legal, product, technical, and marketing (response team) to develop persuasive responses to customer requests (RFPs, RFIs) and other proposal documents.

Responsibilities

1. Works with proposal response team to develop highly readable, persuasive responses for proposals (RFPs) communicating solutions responsive to RFP requirements
2. Assists in identifying win themes and discriminators that position LexisNexis Risk Solutions as preferred vendor
3. Meets proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, reviews, approvals and signatures
4. Manages the proposal production process
5. Maintains a strong working knowledge of LexisNexis Risk Solutions products and services, business strategies, plans and competition
6. Composes clear, concise answers to customer inquiries or requests for clarification
7. Assists sales team with presentations
8. Contributes to proposal database repository including frequently asked questions, templates and examples
9. Evaluates and recommends process improvements

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s level degree in a related subject area preferred (e.g. Communications, English, Business, Journalism).
2. Minimum three years bid management or support experience
3. Professional or Native level fluency in both English and Mandarin OR Japanese to effectively communicate with Mandarin OR Japanese-speaking clients (written and verbal).
4. Strong proficiency in writing, editing and desktop publishing using MS Office products
5. Excellent business communication skills
6. Excellent analytical skills with the ability to solve business issues and build solutions
7. Ability to collaborate closely and effectively with sales and other team members whilst managing multiple and complex bids/projects concurrently
8. Attention to detail, follow-up, and resolution

Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work here.

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Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Singapore?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Bid Specialist?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Bid Writer?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
• Which of the following languages are you fluent in?

LexisNexis is a leading provider of comprehensive information and business solutions for professionals in a variety of market sectors - legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement and academic. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc, LexisNexis helps customers achieve their goals in 100 countries through 13,000 employees dedicated to putting the Customer First. LexisNexis helps knowledge-driven organizations achieve new levels of excellence. LexisNexis combines advanced technology, global and local sources and convenient services to uniquely address specific customer needs. Working with customers, we develop innovative solutions to improve productivity, increase profitability and create growth.