Senior Bid Manager

A rare opportunity has come up to join a technology company who operate in the defence sector. My client is looking for a Senior Bid Manager on a 12 month contract. This is a full time role, working hybrid from either Lincoln or Cambridge. This role would suit a bid professional who is confident managing all aspects of the bid process as well as creating written content. You will be joining a team of 4, focusing on larger, more complex opportunities. Applicants must be able to pass security clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end bid process including (but not limited to) the planning and facilitation of Win Strategy reviews, Bid Kick-off meetings, Content Planning workshops and reviews, Proposal Document reviews and other key approval stages.
• Work with stakeholders to develop a clear win strategy for each bid and ensure win themes are clear and compelling.
• Manage bid teams and obtain inputs from key stakeholders, typically engaging with business development, technical teams, finance, commercial, HR and project management / delivery groups.
• Manage and track risks throughout the bid process.
• Review and contribute to the written proposal.
• Ensure on-time submission of compliant and commercially sound bids.
• Flexibility and willingness to manage and deliver responses of all types (i.e. PQQ/RFI/RFP/ITT/Framework responses) for clients across various sectors.
• Produce persuasive bids demonstrating the ability of the Company to deliver quality solutions.
• Collation of estimates and cost inputs from SMEs; prepare and present cost data into the appropriate corporate format in readiness for governance.
• Responsible for the timely planning, management, and completion of all bid submissions including Expression of Interest, Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire’s and formal tender responses.
• Support opportunity planning activities across the company where appropriate.
• Adhere to the bid process as governed by the internal system.
• Facilitate bid reviews to ensure quality and compliance, conducting post bid Learning from Experience (LfE) reviews.
• Manage the collation of content from SMEs.
• Manage the bid teams’ responses and content within the bid lifecycle process.
• Work with SMEs to extract compelling value-add statements and Win Themes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the Bid team to the benefit of the wider business.

How to apply

To apply for this role or to find out more information, please send a CV to Hayley Wood at Bid Recruitment / The Management Recruitment Group. If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website. We are specialists in Bid Recruitment, Marketing Recruitment and Business Development Recruitment and have a range of posts available. We also welcome speculative applications.