Commercial Bid Manager Position
4 weeks ago
At Alexander Dennis Limited, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Commercial Bid Manager to play a crucial role in securing new business and driving the company's growth. As a Commercial Bid Manager, you will be responsible for managing the entire bid and quotation process, collaborating across multiple departments, and ensuring that our bids are compliant, complete, and compelling.
Key Responsibilities- Oversee opportunities throughout all phases of the bid and contract process.
- Proactively produce tender plans to include pre-agreed and priced spec options.
- Create a rolling 12-month tender plan while proactively carrying out pre-bid activities.
- Execute the 3Cs model for customer tenders (Compliant, Complete, and Compelling tenders) to maximise win percentage.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Sales, and wider Commercial team to deliver on customer tenders.
- Prepare tenders for customers by correctly interpreting Customer requirements.
- Articulate the company's USPs and key differentiators in bids.
- Ensure a uniform tone of bid across all bid documents aligned with the company's branding.
- Ensure that bid submissions are accurate and delivered on time.
- Analyse KPI reports on the speed of completion of bids, the level of compliance, and collate feedback from customers.
- Collate and catalogue all materials provided by departments for future use.
- Prepare case studies and other reference materials for future bids.
- Prepare quotation templates with payment terms and other standard terms to support the pricing team in delivering accurate and timely responses to customer enquiries.
- Manage the cataloguing of customer tenders, quotations, contract numbers, and order documentations.
- Work closely with the Customer Contract team to ensure successful bids are handed over to the delivery team.
- Knowledge and experience in bid planning with timely and compelling execution.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with technical and commercial teams to execute a compelling bid.
- In-depth knowledge of bid processes, best practices, and industry standards.
- A thorough approach to work with attention to bid compliance.
- Experience of owning and managing the end-to-end bid process.
- Ability to manage workload and work to deadlines.
- Ability to use initiative, chair meetings, and create effective meeting minutes and actions.
- Possess a 'right first time' approach.
- Strong communication (both written and verbal) skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and high level of emotional intelligence, with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Commercial awareness of both the business and the marketplace.
- In-depth knowledge of bus operators and wider industry is preferred.
- Complex problem-solving ability.
- Effective decision-making ability.
- Understanding of the interaction between bid & pricing teams.
- The ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with an excellent grasp of Excel.
- Generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve.
- A 37-hour working week, with flexible working options, giving you that much-needed work/life balance.
- Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.
- Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure.
- Pension scheme to help you save for the future.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life.
- Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and regular meditation sessions as your health and wellbeing is important to us.
We move people. The world's most precious cargo.
We are driven by our purpose: we move people. Our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on-road mass transportation and mobility, and our mission is to design, deliver, and support market-leading bus and motor coach solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable.
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