Senior Bid Manager in Warwick

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Reporting into the Head of Bidding, the Senior Bid Manager will lead large and complex bids within our Rail division, coordinating and managing multi-disciplinary bid teams (consisting of SMEs, Bid Writers and Commercial Leads) to develop compelling written and financial submissions, whilst supporting Business Development Managers in the development of price-to-win. This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to be in our Warwick HQ one day per week.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with the Sales team, Subject Matter Experts and Technical and Commercial leads within Telent to develop compelling written and financial responses.
• The end to end management & production of timely, high quality and ultimately successful bids in keeping with Telent's bid procedures. This will include: developing bid winning strategies in partnership with the opportunity owner & business heads producing material from Go/No Go stage through to deal review, bid submission & win / loss reviews post bid submission support including coordinating responses to clarification questions and supporting customer presentations.
• Provide constructive challenge when things stand in the way of good customer service or process improvement.
• Promote and lead improvements in the quality of bids and proposals, ensuring that best practice approaches to developing and producing bids and proposals are always pursued.
• Monitor the costs being incurred by the business throughout the bid process, eliminating non-value-add activities from own bids.
• Share own lessons learnt with the rest of the bid team.

Who you are:

You are an experienced Bid Manager with proven success leading end-to-end bids, ideally within the rail sector or similar complex industries. Skilled at coordinating subject matter experts and commercial teams, you bring strong cost modelling experience and a sharp eye for compliance and governance.

Key Requirements:

• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Financially astute with ability to create & interpret financial reports and models.
• Demonstrable experience of winning as part of high performing and efficient Bid team.
• Proven experience of leading & delivering high and medium-value bids, ideally in a services or solutions environment.
• A proven ability to write and 'Red Review' answers to tender questions to a winning standard.
• ITT Quality response writing skills.
• ITT Cost response financial skills.
• A degree in Law / Business / Marketing (or similar) is desirable.

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver. We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• Car Allowance
• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

We’re passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.

About Telent: Telent is a leading technology company and specialist in the design, build, support and maintenance, drawing on decades of experience in mission critical communications and technology. The work we do helps connect thousands of people and communities, using the best technology and innovation available. When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact on all our futures by fulfilling your potential and delivering high performance. We work together to make everyday life work better for everyone. You’ll be part of a team of more than 3,000 brilliant, dedicated people committed to getting the job done well. Brilliance brought together. We are guided by our values and behaviours: Be Inclusive, Take Responsibility, Collaborate, Be Customer-focussed.