Bid Manager

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom haysmacintyre Full time
Job Title: Bid Manager

haysmacintyre is a leading firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, with a strong reputation for delivering exceptional services to entrepreneurs, fast-growing businesses, charities, and not-for-profit organizations across the UK and internationally.

We are seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join our team, responsible for leading the bids capability across the firm. The successful candidate will drive the strategy to transform and elevate the support provided to the business, working closely with Sector and Service Heads to assess where to focus central resource while developing skills and materials to enable self-service where required.

The Bid Manager will line manage two Bid Executives, one based in London and one based in our office in Cape Town, South Africa. The Bids Executives are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a significant volume of bid submissions that clearly demonstrate the features and benefits of working with haysmacintyre. The Bid Manager will also be expected to manage several bids alongside their additional responsibilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy, professional, and highly regarded team in a role that offers exposure to a wide range of clients spanning several sectors.

Bid Capability Leadership
  • Lead the bids capability, working closely with the Marketing and BD Director to drive the strategic direction of the support provided.
  • Implement best practice processes both within the team and across the firm.
  • Line management of two Bid Executives, allocating resource for each bid as required.
  • Create and develop new content: evaluate recent bids, make recommendations on how to improve submissions and keep up to date with bid best practice.
  • Lead the development of a bid library.
  • Develop self-serve materials and training to enable the upskilling of the wider business.
  • Work with a copywriting agency to elevate the template content of standard bid submissions and how we talk about ourselves using brand guidelines.
Bid Management
  • End-to-end management of the bid submission.
  • Lead the kick-off session, and curate key win themes for each opportunity.
  • Draft customized bid documents to answer Invitations to Tender (ITTs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in a dynamic and responsive manner.
  • Support the preparation for high-value pitches.
  • Working with partners to drive best practice throughout the process.
  • Obtain feedback from the prospective client once the process has concluded.
The Candidate

We are looking for a strategic thinker, able to see the bigger picture of evolving a capability. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter and highly organized, with the ability to effectively time-manage multiple competing deadlines and stakeholders. They will be confident, professional, articulate, and able to communicate with all levels externally and internally. The candidate will also be resilient, persistent, persuasive, and assertive, with good relationships-building skills and flexibility on working hours to deliver bid submissions.

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