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Job Title: Contract Bid Manager
Location: Ballymena
Salary and Benefits: Dep on experience
Hours of work: Mon to Fri 8am-5pm
Employment Type- Permanent
The Right Client- Nominate Recruitment are thrilled to be partnering with a highly successful Business based in Ballymena.
The company is customer focus led, ensuring the continued evolution of their extensive product range, designed to meet the requirements of civil infrastructure, agriculture and building customers across the UK and Ireland.
The Right role:
The successful Contracts Bid Manager will be responsible for managing and overseeing the preparation and submission of competitive bids in Civils. The Contracts Bid Manager will also contribute to bid strategy development, manage client expectations, and drive the focus on winning new contracts. Contracts Bid Manager will work efficiently and manage the Civils estimating team,striving to achieve the company’s vision statement and maximise sales opportunities to achieve sales and gross profit targets.
Proposal Development:
Work with key internal stakeholders (Directors, Senior Team, Finance, HR, etc.) to gather necessary information for bid proposals.
Draft, edit, and review high-quality, winning proposals that address client requirements and clearly articulate the company’s value proposition.
Ability to enhance and drive efficiency and quality bid responses for each bid to provide a first pass answer frame for each quality question.
Coordinate the development of technical responses, pricing schedules, and commercial terms, ensuring that proposals are customised to reflect client needs.
Experience and Qualifications:
Proven experience (5+ years) in bid management and Sales, ideally within the Civils management industry.
Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop clear, concise, and compelling proposals.
Experience in pricing strategy development and a good understanding of commercial contracts.
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to gather information and align on bid strategies.
Strong organisational and time management skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
Proficient in IT and knowledge of ERP system and updating customer portals.
Knowledge of Civils management services and industry trends is a plus.
