Impact Bid Manager - Marsh Commercial in Bristol

We are seeking a talented individual to join our team at Marsh Commercial. This role can be based in either our London, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Reading or West Malling offices. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

We are seeking an individual to join our highly successful Impact team within Marsh’s Commercial division. We work in a fast-paced environment, helping the business win new clients and retain existing ones. You will be responsible for managing and creating bespoke insurance proposals and responses for our diverse client base as well as providing support on bid avoidance strategies and prospect engagement to help the business achieve its growth targets and deliver the best of Marsh to our clients.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with experience of working within a Client/Account Manager position or similar client facing broker role seeking to use their insurance experience within a new and exciting environment or an existing Bid Manager looking for a new challenge.

We will rely on you to:

• Be responsible for managing and creating compelling insurance proposals / RfP responses and presentations for our Commercial clients and prospects.
• Work with diverse teams from across Marsh to manage new and defensive tender responses through to successful delivery.
• Provide support on a range of bid avoidance strategies for clients and help identify opportunities to create more value for clients.
• Challenge your colleagues to ensure best-practice and drive new ideas.
• Engage with specialists from across Marsh to provide expert knowledge and engagement to support project delivery.
• Be a flag bearer for 'best in class' around the business.
• Be a key member of a high-performing function of the Marsh Commercial business, ensuring clients and prospects receive the best of Marsh.
• Work with the Sales and Commercial Leadership to support the business in achieving growth targets.

What you need to have:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly establish effective working relationships and engage with colleagues at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A positive and personable attitude, someone who can lead by example.
• Negotiating and influencing skills.
• Team working and ability to lead project teams successfully.
• The ability to work independently and with colleagues across Marsh.
• Creative and innovative thinking.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

What makes you stand out:

• ACII part/fully qualified (or equivalent) or a willingness to pursue this.

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders. We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.