Job Title: Bid Manager Salary: up to £45,000 Bonus Benefits Location: Central London - 1 or 2 days per week
To be suitable for this Bid Manager vacancy, you will need previous experience completing a full cycle of a Tender, being able to work with Stakeholders at different levels and have a high attention to detail. On top of this, the Bid Manager will need to be able to communicate with colleagues in different countries as you will be working with different teams across Europe.
Responsibilities for the Bid Manager:
* Research new tenders and co-ordinate new opportunities and project requests within the practice * Facilitate the bid/no bid decision-making in the practice * Act as Project Manager for pitches and proposals working closely with project teams (and collaborators) ensuring proposals are submitted on time and in line with the tender specifications * Draft high-quality experience statements, slides and other pitching material * Follow up on all lost pitches to ascertain why you lost and report on where improvements can be made * Be a promoter of good data governance and upkeep within the practices you work with * Ensure all activities that fall under your management are managed well and measured to ensure continuous improvements can be made.
Essential Skills for the Bid Manager The successful Bid Manager will have experience with the following:
* Strong Communication Skills - Being able to look at different priorities, happy to manage expectations and be empathetic with users * Microsoft Office - Understanding how it works, being able to keep up to date with the templates and be able to present the Bids and Proposals accordingly * Being able to tailor and streamline the bids and proposals for suitability for the business * Being able to manage the proposal throughout the full cycle of the bid process * Attention to detail
Desirable Skills for the Bid Manager It will be beneficial if you have experience or knowledge of any of the below:
* Previously a Senior PA who worked on proposals * Previous Business Development experience * Project Management experience * Professional Services experience * Energy Sector experience * Being able to speak either Spanish or French * Certifications
If you are interested in this great opportunity to become a Bid Manager that will allow you to enhance your skillset whilst working within a growing company, then please apply in the immediate instance.