Bid Manager
Salary/Rate:55-65000
Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Manchester
County:Greater Manchester
Discipline:Professional Services
Job ref:13906
Post Date:January 21, 2025
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About the Role
Bid Manager
Location: Manchester
Salary: £55-65,000
Full time: Permanent
Hybrid
My client is a high profile multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy operating nationally. We are on the hunt for an experienced Bid Manager, reporting to both the CEO and a dedicated marketing consultant .
The successful candidate will spearhead the development of strategic bid initiatives to achieve our client’s Business Plan objectives. Your key responsibilities will include overseeing and executing the bid process, crafting compelling written responses, and delivering winning bid documents and collateral. Collaboration with the broader marketing team, along with consultation with departmental and regional leaders, will be crucial in ensuring success in this role.
The Role:
• Collaborate proactively with division and department leads to identify and track bid opportunities at an early stage.
• Monitor bid portals for relevant opportunities and notify appropriate leads, ensuring all bid process steps are followed.
• Develop winning bid strategies with division and department leads, focusing on unique selling points, key differentiators
• Organise and lead kick-off meetings to assign tasks, establish timelines, and set key milestones for bid completion.
• Craft compelling written content for bid responses
• Oversee the bid clarifications process to address questions and concerns effectively.
• Maintain a strong understanding of quality and technical standards to integrate best practices into written proposals.
• Prepare and coordinate bid documents in InDesign, with support from the marketing team as needed.
• Manage timely submission of bid documents and portal uploads.
• Facilitate handovers of successful bids to project teams in line with established processes.
• Track and compile client feedback, comments, and testimonials for continuous improvement.
• Monitor bid and tender outcomes while analysing framework activity for insights.
• Serve as the brand champion for written content
Who we are looking for:
• 8+ years in a similar role.
• Extensive experience of managing public sector frameworks
• Experience in construction, engineering, infrastructure sector highly beneficial
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Proposal Writing, or Engineering; APMP certification is preferred.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, SharePoint, and FileMaker.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At We Are Adam, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
We are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.
Interested? Please apply now.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Location: Manchester
Salary: £55-65,000
Full time: Permanent
Hybrid
My client is a high profile multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy operating nationally. We are on the hunt for an experienced Bid Manager, reporting to both the CEO and a dedicated marketing consultant .
The successful candidate will spearhead the development of strategic bid initiatives to achieve our client’s Business Plan objectives. Your key responsibilities will include overseeing and executing the bid process, crafting compelling written responses, and delivering winning bid documents and collateral. Collaboration with the broader marketing team, along with consultation with departmental and regional leaders, will be crucial in ensuring success in this role.
The Role:
• Collaborate proactively with division and department leads to identify and track bid opportunities at an early stage.
• Monitor bid portals for relevant opportunities and notify appropriate leads, ensuring all bid process steps are followed.
• Develop winning bid strategies with division and department leads, focusing on unique selling points, key differentiators
• Organise and lead kick-off meetings to assign tasks, establish timelines, and set key milestones for bid completion.
• Craft compelling written content for bid responses
• Oversee the bid clarifications process to address questions and concerns effectively.
• Maintain a strong understanding of quality and technical standards to integrate best practices into written proposals.
• Prepare and coordinate bid documents in InDesign, with support from the marketing team as needed.
• Manage timely submission of bid documents and portal uploads.
• Facilitate handovers of successful bids to project teams in line with established processes.
• Track and compile client feedback, comments, and testimonials for continuous improvement.
• Monitor bid and tender outcomes while analysing framework activity for insights.
• Serve as the brand champion for written content
Who we are looking for:
• 8+ years in a similar role.
• Extensive experience of managing public sector frameworks
• Experience in construction, engineering, infrastructure sector highly beneficial
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Proposal Writing, or Engineering; APMP certification is preferred.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, SharePoint, and FileMaker.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At We Are Adam, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
We are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.
Interested? Please apply now.
We look forward to hearing from you!