Bid Manager

Leidos; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible benefits

Flexible Working Scheme

Job summary

Leidos UK is seeking a highly organised Bid Manager to lead end-to-end bid activity from qualification through submission. You will coordinate across business development, capture, solution, commercial and delivery teams to ensure compliant and compelling proposals.

Working with Capture Management, you will guide bid teams, create plans, manage deadlines and coach SMEs to winning templates, with travel as required in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven team leadership and clear communication across functions.
• Ability to coordinate across business development, capture, solution, commercial and delivery teams.
• Track record of delivering proposals on tight deadlines in complex environments.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders and customers in the UK public sector.
• Demonstrated ability to develop winning bid strategies and win themes.
• Comfort with travel and multi-location work as required by bids.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end bid activity from qualification through submission.
• Coordinate across BD, capture, solution, commercial and delivery teams to ensure compliant proposals.
• Build client relationships and understand customer issues and hot buttons.
• Develop winning bid strategies and differentiate the bid from competitors.
• Create bid plans, governance, deadlines and response templates.
• Coach SMEs on response writing and ensure colour reviews are completed.
• Support post-submission activities and governance reviews.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Deadline management

Stakeholder engagement

UK public sector experience

Travel flexibility

Communication

Job description

Bid Manager

Programme: UK Growth

Location: UK Mobile Worker with Travel as required

Are you an experienced Bid Manager who thrives operating in a dynamic working environment? We are looking for a highly organised and detail-driven Bid Manager to lead and coordinate end-to-end bid activity from qualification through to submission. Working across business development, capture, solution, commercial and delivery teams, you will ensure proposals are compliant, compelling and delivered to the highest quality standards.

Working alongside Capture Management leadership, you will provide direction of the bid team, helping to drive and support all aspects of bid team and proposal management through to award of the contract. You will:

• Work with Business Development and Capture Management lead to build client relationships and support client engagements, help understand the Customer's issues, concerns and hot buttons
• Support the development of winning strategies that differentiate us, are competitively focused and are compelling to the client and their requirements, as well as satisfy internal business objectives
• Assist the Capture Manager in building resource profile for duration of the bid
• Create the bid plan and maintain activity schedule, including governance through the duration of the bid
• Lead bid kick off meetings and ensure the bid team are equipped with relevant bid/customer requirements and documentation and are briefed on the bid plan and expectations
• Create and maintain response plan, including owners and deadlines. Where required, coach SME to the format of response templates, ensuring win themes and hot buttons are considered in response writing
• Coordinate and oversee the completion of colour reviews, to assure quality of proposal submission
• Support the representation of commercial business case to governance review boards
• Support any post-submission activities and support the program team as required - e.g. Clarification questions, pricing/solution amendments and required resulting governance

Essential Skills Required

• Effective team leadership and communication skills
• Ability to foster collaborative working across cross-functional teams and build strong team rapport
• Ability to manage personal actions and manage team priorities to a challenging deadline
• Operate at multiple levels in the organisation, including senior stakeholder engagement
• Have a proven track record securing competitive wins in UK public sector, across range of deal size and complexity
• Be capable of developing and maintaining senior stakeholder relationships internally and with customers and industry partners
• Flexibility to travel and work across multiple locations, as may be required.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on some of the UK's most complex public sector pursuits, accessing global Leidos capabilities
• Clear progression opportunities across bid management, capture and business winning leadership
• Support for your personal and professional development, including APMP and industry-recognised accreditation
• Strong leadership support, working alongside and within the collaborative and experienced Growth team.

Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...

What we do for you:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

Employment package

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are

Leidos UK & EUROPE - we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

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