Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead in Bolton

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit a Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. The role will be a hybrid role of working from home and onsite (2 days per week). This role would suit a candidate who has bid manager / bid proposals experience along with project manager experience. A defence / aerospace / manufacturing background would be great.

Rate: £33 per hour

Location: Bolton

Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days per week onsite

Contract: 37 Hours per week

Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at time and a quarter

Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

Job Description:

• Generation of Manufacturing Bids for Industrial Transfer packages of work, ensuring they are competitive, compliant and are in line with all business and commercial criteria.
• Deliver Industrial Transfer projects or sub-projects, ensuring they are delivered to agreed time, budget and quality. Regularly reviewing and reporting on progress and, where necessary, intervening to resolve issues so that the project is delivered to plan.
• Ensuring accurate reporting of progress against all aspects of project performance and interpreting requirements back to manufacturing.
• Lead the Manufacturing Offload Process, supporting Manufacturing Functions and project teams in the identification of Offload Opportunities.
• Working closely with Procurement Functions (ISP-S and MEP) in the identification of suitable Offload suppliers.
• Generating Business Cases to support the Offload Opportunities and ensuring governance to the process is adhered to.
• Lead the implementation of Manufacturing Industrial Policy / Strategy, ensuring it aligns with the New Business Pipelines and Technology Roadmaps.
• Manage stakeholder interfaces including internal customers and ensure accurate reporting of progress against all aspects of project performance.
• Support the New Business Team in the identification of new business opportunities and the development of approaches to winning the business.
• Participate in developing, maintaining and modifying manufacturing processes and procedures in assigned areas in accordance with relevant standards, best practice and developing needs.
• Collect, summarise and present information or data, carrying out pre-defined analyses and ensuring completeness and accuracy, and provide it to others for use in decision-making.
• Actively participate in Functional & Strategic Change activities, support best practice & functional excellence.
• Develop and maintain key relationships with internal customers and key subcontractors.

Skillset/experience required:

• Experienced Project Manager with a proven track record in the delivery of fixed cost programmes, of significant value, within a matrix organisation.
• Experience within an engineering or production environment would be of preference.
• Experience at communicating at a high level, interfacing with key stakeholders in order to respond to complex situations and effectively influence the function and wider business.
• Experience in the application of Project Management skills at assistant level in a relevant business environment.
• Experience working on complex bids advantageous with a proven record of accomplishment in the generation of costed proposals/manufacturing bids.
• Commercially astute as working with cost models to generate costings for direct/indirects, materials and other costs associated with manufacturing of products.
• Strong presentation skills as the bid packs / cost brochures are generated using PowerPoint and presented to the Senior Management Team for approval.
• Ability to articulate theory that has been applied to a costing approach and ensure evidence is collated for audit purposes.
• Ensuring manufacturing is a key stakeholder in the generation of bid data throughout the Life Cycle of the Project/Product and adequately prepared to manage and deliver competitive and compliant bid proposals.
• Ensure effective process governance in assigned areas ensuring projects adhere to all policies and procedures, promoting a culture of best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation, and contributing to relevant overall bidding activities.
• Excellent communication skills, as the Bid Team work across all programmes, there are a lot of stakeholders and it is important to create own networks and build strong relationships experience of working within multi-functional teams.
• Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team, with a proactive approach.
• Planning & Scheduling: Developing detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring adherence to aerospace industry regulations and standards.
• Project Management Toolsets: SAP/Primavera P6.