Bid Manager

Job Description

Our prestigious client is currently seeking a Bid Manager to contribute to sustained business growth through the management of bid submissions and proposals from initial enquiry to tender submission for projects from £500k to £250m within the Construction/BuiltEnvironment Sector.Essential Criteria:

• Educated to A Level Standard
• Computer literate in MS Office October 2019
• Proven track record of bid management throughout the full bid lifecycle
• Ability to work under pressure
• Well organised with good time management skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• High Attention to Detail
• Up to date construction/Industry knowledge and understanding
• Social Housing knowledge and experience
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Understand the power of relationships
• Be self-motivated with the ability to work remotely as well as part of a team

Desirable Criteria:

• Graduate or Professional Qualification
• Experience in desktop publishing packages such as InDesign

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the timely planning, management and completion of quality submissions
• Read, understand and extract the key bid requirements from the documentation received and communicate with all parties via Tracking Sheets; Planning and Review meetings
• Identify and communicate evaluation criteria and its relevance to question specific scores
• Plan, write & co-ordinate submission responses ensuring client and job specific answers
• Development of both internal and external relationships in association with the bid process
• Maintain current information on good practice from Operational and Service teams
• Maintain bid momentum and ensure information from operational and service teams is received on time and is of sufficient quality and relevance
• Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements, best practice and Client information, sharing with the team and updating business development systems
• Identify any past experience with the relevant Client or source information on new clients through Business Development Managers, internet use, etc.
• Maintaining accurate records of Tender Expected dates, liaising with Estimating to ensure the adequate resource allocation
• Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements and best practice, sharing knowledge throughout the team
• Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process
• Identify company USP’s and competitive advantage and ensure these are fed into bids
• Liaison with Estimators on Tenders for any price/quality synergy and timing of submission
• Review all bids prior to submission to check relevance, quality and accuracy
• Manage Site Visit or Interview requirements, identifying a Champion’ to lead the process
• Compiling, updating and sharing a library of submission information
• Management of follow-ups with Clients to secure accurate information
• Maintaining accurate records relating to win/loss rates, sourcing feedback and creating action plans for improvement and proactively update corporate systems and databases

Hours: Monday to Friday. 08.30-5.00pm

Keyskills :
Competitive AdvantageProposalsTenderMarket Intelligence