Bid Manager - 12 month FTC

Would you like to be part of a team that enables business growth?Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?Join our Bid Centre TeamThis is an exciting opportunity to join Softcat\’s high performing Bid Centre. We are responsible for producing tailored propositions targeted at Softcat\’s customers and prospects. The Bid Centre supports our sales teams with large volumes of professional, differentiated, and compellingly written content.Success. The Softcat Way.It\’s an exciting time to be at Softcat, one of the UK\’s most successful technology solutions businesses. We help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We\’ve reached the £1 billion+ revenue milestone, opened our first office outside the UK and picked up a series of industry awards. We\’ve got even bigger plans for the future. So, if you share our drive and ambition, get ready to achieve more from your career.Taking ownership of our Bid ProcessThe individual will be taking responsibility for collating relevant information, assisting with the production of the tender documents, and managing resources to meet submission and specification requirements. This is a 12 month FTC covering maternity cover.As a Bid manager, you\’ll be responsible for:Formulating and creating quality and compelling bid and tender responsesEnsuring all proposals are aligned with Softcat\’s guidelines and bid management standardsCoordinating multiple proposals/bids and working with a variety of dynamic internal stakeholdersTracking and reporting on tender outcomesWorking with the Bid Centre on team projects and enriching the bid library continually for the wider company useWe\’d love you to havePrevious experience in managing bids within the technology sector is desirableManaging bids as per best practice and have an understanding of all key areas of Bid ManagementAbility to work independently and build rapport quickly with both internal and external stakeholdersWork in a way that works for youWe recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from homeWorking flexible hours – flexing the times you start and finish during the dayFlexibility around school pick up and drop offsWorking with usWherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.To become part of the success story, please apply now.If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/.Softcat PLC, 7th Floor Billiards Building, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B3 2ESWe offer a competitive salary and benefits package and will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefits include:Pension Share incentive plan Life Assurance Holiday Two days extra holiday on top of your usual entitlement on your birthday and at Christmas.Trips Opportunity to qualify for Director hosted (often michelin star) lunches as well as half and full year incentive trips to places all over the world.Vouchers Technology vouchers, activity passes, restaurant discount card.Partner/family Benefits Option to add your partner/family to some of the benefits.Access to Perklife, our dedicated portal for all perks and flexible benefits.Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support Two days extra holiday on top of your usual entitlement on your birthday and at Christmas.#J-18808-Ljbffr