Bid Manager - Planned Maintenance

Bid Manager - Planned Maintenance

Our client is looking for a professional Bid Manager to manage tender submissions in partnership with their housing clients. Our ideal candidate will have excellent communication, strong management and commercial skills at senior levels and at least 5 years’ experience in a bid and proposals related role.

As a Bid Manager you will work within the delivery team and be responsible for managing the delivery of bid submissions in response to customer engagements.

Bid Manager Responsibilities will include:

• To influence the bid qualification process for new opportunities
• Preparing and reviewing the commercial aspects of the bid, ensuring all services are included in the final price to the customer
• Risk tracking and management throughout the bid process
• Contributing to the written proposal - both in terms of content and presentation
• Ensure timely delivery of compliant and commercially sound bids
• Understand and resolve complex technical, strategic and business issues
• Arrange all post bid reviews with customers, post contract award
• Delivery of successful tender submissions in partnership with key clients
• Contacting relevant public sector purchasing organisations to gather opportunity details
• Collection and analysis of public sector strategies and spending plans, to support the development of the business strategy
• Be fully conversant with the housing sector marketplace

Bid Manager Desired Skills:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a Bids and Proposals Management role
• Experience of Public Sector and Tender submission requirements.
• Solid understanding and implementation of internal governance procedures.
• Professional and confident telephone manner and excellent email communication skills
• Customer handling and risk management skills
• Ability to present data in bid submissions clearly and concisely
• Ability to work and absorb pressure, whilst maintaining a professional approach
• Work to strict deadlines with excellent time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
• Ability to multi task and prioritise daily workload
• Excellent analytic skills
• Attention to detail
• Advanced Excel skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Discretion, confidentiality and resilience

Are you looking for a dynamic and flexible work environment? Our client offers the benefits of remote working! Our client offer the freedom to work from anywhere, allowing you to achieve a better work-life balance and tailor your workspace to your needs. Plus, they offer a negotiable salary to ensure you are compensated fairly for your skills and experience. 

To apply

Please contact Carla at 18 Rec on (phone number removed) for a confidential chat.