Bid Manager

1 month ago


United Kingdom Codec Azure Full time

Bid Manager

Department: Bid Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UK

Description

Bid Manager

Industry Sectors: - We are seeking an experienced Bid manager who has spent more than 2 years working on Public Sector tenders.
Technology Experience: - A strong knowledge of Application Development, CRM, Data and Infrastructure solutions delivery and support is advantageous

Purpose Of The Role:

The Bid Manager is responsible for developing and submitting a completed response for Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQ), Invitation to Tender (ITT), Request for Proposal (RFP) and other proposals for a wide range of current and prospective customers, on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

The Bid Manager will be reporting to the Head of Sales Enablement, you will need to demonstrate drive and enthusiasm with a willingness to learn and succeed.

The Bid Manager will work closely with the Sales Enablement technical team, wider organisational SME when required and Sales team in support of providing a full, timely, positive and clear response to any request for information from any quarter in the sales domain.

The Bid Manager's knowledge, attention to detail, enthusiasm and strong communication skills ensure that all the customer or prospective customer's questions have been answered as fully as possible and has given CODEC the best possible chance of success.

  • Working under the direction of the Head of Bid Management, the Bid Manager will be responsible for delivering all aspects of documentation relating to an individual bid or response.
  • The Bid Manager will own every aspect of the submission (under guidance from the Sales Manager) and have an excellent appreciation of what the client needs and how best to articulate how CODEC can provide the most applicable solution. They will work closely with a core team while bringing in subject matter experts when required.
  • The Bid Management process may be drawn out, attending to different requests from the customer, or may need to be written and delivered at speed.
  • The Bid Manager will have responsibility, under the instructions of the Sales Manager, for the overall management of the bid, including identifying and managing other contributors and ensuring their contributions are appropriate and timely. The Bid Manager will be responsible for reporting the progress of the bid or response to the Sales Manager and having an appropriate contingency plan should there be difficulties in the delivery of the bid / response.
  • The Bid Manager will be responsible, within the CODEC template, for delivering high quality content, the presentation of the material, and ensuring that it can be used and re-used efficiently. There is a need to develop a process for information which changes regularly to be updated in a timely manner, or where possible to be updated automatically.
  • From time to time, as the demands of the business dictate, the Bid Manager will be required to act in the role of Pre-sales Consultant, including visiting prospective customers, analysing business requirements and preparing and delivering presentations and demonstrations of CODEC's products and solutions.
  • On-going process improvement. The Bid Manager will contribute to the on-going improvement of the Bid Management process to make it more efficient, responsive and timely and to enable more high-quality bids to be produced.

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Location

This is a Hybrid role with CODEC offices in Dublin, Belfast and London but the individual can be based anywhere - and must be prepared to travel to client sites.

Additionally, for training purposes and to remain in touch with business and technical developments in CODEC and to build a relationship with your team, you will need to be able to work in the CODEC London offices on a regular basis.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise


Requirements

Experience and Skills
  • Proven experience in responding to UK Public Sector tenders
  • Proven experience in applying and awarded places on Crown Commercial Services and customer specific frameworks
  • A demonstrable and successful track record in Delivering responses to Tenders (e.g., RFP, ITT) and other Bid Management skills is essential or other similar bid management skills is essential
  • Proven experience creating high quality successful tender and proposal responses (e.g., to RFPs, ITTs, etc)
  • Good technical understanding of IT SaaS Applications delivery and support, preferably Microsoft technologies
  • Excellent written communication skills, able to articulate, engage and respond to requests for information, always finding a positive approach and responding in a manner which secures the customer's confidence in our knowledge and skills from the outset.
  • Excellent time-management skills, able to deliver on time and ensuring that all parties are kept updated on progress.
  • Experience with Bid knowledge tools/content repositories, or a willingness to master or other similar quote system, or a willingness to master.
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise against deadline, customer demands, work load and complexity.
  • Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Excel, Word and PowerPoint


Benefits

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