Bid Manager

Job Description

#Teamcandour have been retained by a thriving solutions provider going from strength to strength throughout 2023 to secure an additional Bid Manager to join their thriving team.

A true leader in their chosen market, this outfit have won numerous industry awards for their staff retention & development offering one of the most comprehensive training packages we have seen on top of their awesome benefits package.

So what skills do you need to bring?

• Able to co-ordinate colleagues, including technical employees at all levels, bid colleagues, marketing and communications, and external partners
• Skilled in editing copy to correct grammar, spelling and punctuation, and ability to edit copy to house standard and style
• Skilled in setting priorities that accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities
• A strong team player with the ability to share information, offer support and provide guidance to both colleagues and customers
• Creative talents and the ability to solve tough problems
• Ability to multitask and manage disparate plans in a services-based environment
• Ability to prioritise effectively and work to demanding timelines
• Advanced MS Word skills & proficient in MS Office and MS Teams
• Sound commercial understanding, P&L, and risk management skills
• Be comfortable working in an energetic, high growth environment
• Accustomed to working to targets

And what will your responsibilities be?

• Managing the written and editorial aspects of the bid and proposal development process
• Communicating requirements, deadlines, and expectations to key stakeholders and the bid/ proposal team
• Maintaining the bid library, bid tracker, author content, and editing text produced by other members of the team
• Re-write or edit proposal responses from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from technical, sales, marketing, finance, commercial, legal, and operations
• Checking drafts for readability, clarity, grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and formatting
• Producing high-quality documents and ensuring completed bids/ proposals meet the bid specification
• Maintaining the bid library, bid tracker, content
• Conducting bid analysis following completion of submissions to drive improvements
• Sound commercial understanding, P&L, and risk management skills
• Manage complex, multi-workstream opportunities. Solid understanding and management of internal governance procedures
• For complex bids, support the operational and sales teams with the implementation of new agreements

If you're thinking this looks like the ideal next move for you, we'd love to talk through the finer details. Drop us a line with your latest CV attached and we can arrange a time to have a confidential chat.

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