Commercial Bid Manager

Description

• Co-ordinating the creation and document control of template documents to be used by SMS, as required.
• Co-ordinating responses for ‘RFI – Requests for Information’.
• Coordination of the internal stakeholders and customer liaison throughout the bidding process from project identification through to closure.
• Co-ordinate negotiation of commercial documents with Clients.
• Input into the SMS marketing collateral, and responsibility for updating changes.
• Management of business development tools, e.g., pipeline tracker (HubSpot), business development subscriptions and software.
• Leading bid responses in coordination with the wider business.
• Analyse prequalification and tender documents, making recommendations to the Business Development Director and to manage the production of tender submissions and checking the finished documents.
• Programme management of new and organic growth business activity through our defined governance process.
• Ensure smooth handover of new customer from Commercial teams through to internal operational delivery teams as part of BAU.

Requirements

• The ability to lead lessons learnt sessions post bid and drive actions to strengthen processes.
• Project Management / Business management qualification is desirable.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
• Strong commercial awareness and results orientated.
• In-depth understanding of the end-to-end tender process including direct award, framework and DPS procurement processes.
• Excellent project management skills demonstrated from experience including business process improvements and governance.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, across all departments and levels within the business.
• Graduate with relevant Degree (or equivalent) e.g., Business, Law, Marketing, Journalism.
• Proven bid and tender management experience. The ideal candidate will have the ability to be develop bid management processes and actively drive successful submission activities.
• Knowledge of procurement practices, standards and law pertaining to the public sector.

Benefits

• Pension matching scheme (up to 5% of salary)
• 25 personal holiday days per year (with additional 8 public holidays) increasing to 30 personal days after 5 years of service (includes options to buy and sell)
• Automatic enrolment onto our Employee Participation Scheme.
• Life Insurance (4 x annual salary)
• 24/7 free and confidential employee assistance service.
• Enhanced Maternity leave. Paternity and Adoption leave.
• Medicash health plan offers a wide variety of benefits from cashback on everyday healthcare treatments like optical, dental and physio treatments. Discounted gym memberships and free 24/7 online GP.
• Hybrid working options.
• Developing our people is important to us - we support and encourage development by offering internal and external accredited courses, secondments and study support.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance