Bid Manager

I m currently headhunting for a strong Bid Manager to come and join a leading Infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. This company was established in 2019, last year annual turnover for this business was above £50m, they employ around 1300 members of staff, and are constantly growing.

You would join the Property Services Side of the business as a Bid Manager, who can 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

Job description

We are looking for a Bid Manager who can 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

• 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 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

If you feel as though this may be a suitable fit please apply with your CV to be considered