Strategic Bid Development Specialist

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Colliers Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Bid Development Specialist to join our team at Colliers. This is a critical role that will be responsible for developing and executing winning bid strategies.

Job Summary

  • Manage the bid process through all pitch stages for key bids, including compliance and content delivery through collaboration with fee-earning teams, ensuring the bid is compelling, well-written, attractive and accurate.
  • Bid writing expertise (content and formatting of documents) and strong attention to detail and compliance requirements, excellent English, writing and numerical skills in pricing mechanisms are essential.
  • Candidate should have experience in commercial bids, business development, and/or marketing within the commercial real estate services industry.
  • The successful candidate must have strong leadership skills, inspiring, motivating and influencing key stakeholders to perform well in a pitch environment, while maintaining positive relationships with clients.
  • A proven track record of delivering timely bids through all stages in both the private and public sectors, ensuring compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Coach business lines through all stages of the bid, providing them with tools and guidance.
  • Use project management techniques to ensure a well-planned, organised, and controlled process, taking personal responsibility to drive the process forward.
  • Partner with business lines to position key content messages and form a client-centric compelling story for qualified opportunities.
  • Formulating effective relationships with clients (internal and external) at all levels; so that challenge and direction can be given ensuring the company's approach is benefit-driven and client-focused.
  • Excellent presentation skills and facilitating presentation rehearsals.
  • Undertaking projects to develop tools, templates and commercial best practice.
  • Share new and innovative ways of working to help improve Colliers' approach to pitching and disseminating bid best practice, ensuring compliance.
  • OJEU monitoring and Pursuits Tracker.
  • Managing bid strategy meetings confidently.
  • Collaborate with internal & external partners on client engagement events.
  • Collaborate and align with the creative and design teams on design development.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of commercial bids, business development, and/or marketing experience within the commercial real estate services industry.
  • Results orientated: proven track record of delivering timely bids through all stages in both the private and public sectors ensuring compliance requirements.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and influence key stakeholders to perform well in a pitch environment and maintain positive relationships with clients.

Salary Range

We offer a competitive salary range of $90,000 - $120,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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