Bid Manager

Job title:

Bid Manager

Company

Mitie

Job description

Job OverviewJoin us and help deliver the exceptional every day.
We here at Mitie are looking for a Bid Manager to join our growing team. Reporting to the Senior Bid Manager, the Bid Manager will own and coordinate the bid process from expression of interest and bid qualification to bid outcome. The Bid Manager will be responsible for assembling a bid team with the relevant client/service/product/business knowledge required to win the opportunity. This networked role requires an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines.
This role will focus primarily on our Hard and Soft FM offerings, and experience in this domain would be desirable.Main Duties

• Provide high-quality bid management for the opportunities managed by the Business Services bid team.
• Work closely and collaboratively with all bid stakeholders, primarily the sales lead and sales team, to ensure that the bid is a compelling high-quality submission capable of winning.
• Implement all necessary proposal procedures and processes in line with Mitie methodology or the Delegated Authority Register and ensure they follow appropriate governance.
• Assist in analysing the bid documents and requirements to ensure both compliance and responsiveness to the client’s issues and needs throughout the bidding process.
• Develop and own the Bid Management Plan, including deliverables, owners, and completion dates, to ensure a high-quality bid is delivered on time and to the client’s requirements. Regularly review and update, providing reports on progress and issues as required.
• Manage customer communication via portals, email, etc., including raising CQs, distributing updates to the bid team, etc.
• Collateral development: writing/editing input from a variety of stakeholders typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, SMEs, legal, commercial and operations.
• Conduct regular proposal progress status meetings and maintain the proposal schedule. Resolve or escalate any issues identified.
• Co-ordinate and submit responses to BAFO, CQ and other post-proposal stages as required.

What we are looking for

• Strong written English language skills (essential)
• Excellent attention to detail (essential)
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to manage and motivate team members who do not report to them directly
• Ability to communicate and influence stakeholders up to senior level (essential)
• Proficient MS Office skills, including advanced MS Word skills (essential)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience within bidding or project management environments (essential)
• Minimum 50% match with Skills Matrix for the role
• Certified to APMP Foundation level (desirable)
• Experience with design software, including Adobe InDesign (desirable)

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So, you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial well-being assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year, buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment, or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!We give you access to high-street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. Cash prizes are up for grabs each month, and at the end of the year, there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is, therefore, a top priority for us. We offer a wide variety of training and development avenues via a selection of learning resources to suit you.Since 1987, Mitie’s 68,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients include household names in banking, critical government sites, hospitals, and schools.Join our Mitie Team.Together, our diversity makes us stronger.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:06:34 GMT

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