Bid Manager

1 week ago


Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Purely Personnel Limited Full time

Our award winning client, who are based in Ware, Hertfordshire, are now in the market for a Bids and Tenders Manager to join the team initially on a 12 month fixed term contract.

The role may go permanently at the end of this term. Our client is privatelyowned and independent and one of the most successful and progressive companies in their market.


There is an intension to grow the business signicantly during 2023 and as part of these progression, they are lookig to strengthen their Bids, Tenders and Proposals team.


As the interim Bid Manager, you will be part of a Bid team who provide end to end bid management support to the Public Sector and Strategic Corporate sales team.

Working alongside one other Bid Manager, you will take ownership of individual bid and tendersubmission processes.

KEY QUALITIES DESIRED OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE

  • Friendly and approachable
  • Highly effective Communication skills
  • A great Team player
  • Results Driven to high standards
  • Open to Continuous Improvement Agile and Adaptable to change
  • Takes Responsibility & initiative
  • Loyal and committed
  • Problem solver
  • Strong organisational and planning skills
  • Business Awareness & Commercial acumen Analytical with high attention to detail

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Own the bid process for tenders approved by the existing bid methodology
  • Complete bid plans
  • Coordinate with Public Sector and Strategic Corporate sales teams for bids and tenders
  • Coordinate with Mid-Market sales teams for sales proposals
  • Gain an understanding of Public Sector frameworks including (but not limited to) Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) & Crown Commercial Services (CCS)
  • Complete RFQ, PQQ, SQ responses
  • Complete compliance based content for all bids
  • Coordinate and create supporting content for bid responses including appendices, graphics, organisation charts etc.
  • Create supporting PowerPoint presentations as part of tender process
  • Update & manage Bid Library content
  • Assist with creating tender question responses
  • Maintain bid & proposal trackers and CRM system Collaborating
  • A motivated selfstarter with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who is presentable and professional
  • Good sense of humour with a can do attitude
  • Excellent written skills, telephone manner, attention to detail and pride in getting things right first time is essential
  • Outstanding organisational skills and the ability to multitask as necessary
  • Strong Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word skills.
  • Maintains confidentiality with all company information and materials
  • Experience of working in a similar role and will have demonstrated a flexible and adaptable approach to work
  • Any experience with creating visual content, e.g., Visio, Adobe Suite is desirable

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