Specialist, Sales Support and Bid Management PA25SALSSQ1002 in Basildon

Business Development is part of the Sales organisation and supports business development and marketing activities related to the growth targets. The team plays an integral role in managing/coordinating RFPs/RFIs and the process supporting the engagement including internal briefings, coordinating the response, client meetings, workshops etc., all to support winning new business. This can include working with other businesses within SS&C. The team also supports this process for existing clients, alongside the Client Relationship team in support of retaining business.

To support the wider sales process, the team is also responsible for:

• Coordinating and supporting the use of the sales management software, Hubspot, across the team
• Developing our best practice in the provision of responses
• Improving quality, bringing efficiencies across the process
• Owning and maintaining the use of the response database
• Managing the process to build/engage consultant relationships
• Working with Marketing to support lead generation and sales initiatives
• Ensuring we have up-to-date data and collateral available for the team to access and use
• Facilitation and tracking of management reporting
• Support the process for prospect clients and industry consultants
• Create and maintain excellent working relationships with the prospect client/consultant
• Work with all areas of the business as necessary to support the definition of the required system solution and business model
• Co‑coordinate the response to RFI/RFP documents and any other similar requests, ensuring deadlines and format requirements are met
• Delivery of a high‑quality, accurate response within the set deadlines
• Ensure Loopio is regularly reviewed and contains up‑to‑date responses
• Own/build relationships across the business and with external parties
• Support the Sales team throughout the engagement
• Facilitate client visits/workshops as required throughout the sales process
• Prepare accurate and informative presentation materials

Candidate profile:

• A self‑motivated, quality‑driven individual
• Excellent organisational skills
• Good planning skills, with experience of meeting deadlines
• Commercial and client focussed with good influencing skills
• Good oral, written and presentation skills
• An understanding of the sales process
• Experience within the UK financial services market, with a preferred detailed product understanding of the middle office/fund accounting, wealth management and/or Life and Pensions sector
• Good product understanding of industry and regulatory developments
• Flexible and able to set own priorities
• Analytical but flexible with pragmatic problem‑solving approach and capability to think out of the box
• Experience of working in a sales, consultancy or business process outsourcing environment
• Good awareness of FCA and European regulatory environments and trends

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It is important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Benefits:

• Your Future: Professional Development Reimbursement including access to SS&C University
• Work/Life Balance: Competitive holiday scheme
• Your Wellbeing: Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands‑On, Team‑Customised throughout your career