Bid Manager - Logistics
£55,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus
Remote
Are you an experienced Bid Manager with experience in the Logistics sector?
As a Bid Manager you will lead and manage a wide variety of warehousing and transport tender opportunities across multiple sectors, engaging with dynamic and forward-thinking colleagues from across the entire organisation to deliver vibrant bid-winning proposals.
Key Responsibilities:
* You will be accountable for the allocated response to all public and private tenders and proposals.
* You will lead the virtual bid team within each sector through the defined process. This will comprise multiple work streams including: Business Development, Operations, Solution Design, Project Management, Finance, IT, HR and Commercial.
* You will write and design articulate, concise, and customer-centric proposals, presentations, and other documents as required.
* You will manage the end-to-end production of bid documentation and ensure that all proposals are completed on time and comply fully with the customer specification and requirements.
* You will facilitate Value Proposition sessions, to ensure customer-centric and rationalised win strategies are developed and integrated into submission documents.
* You will lead the qualification and sign-off processes, ensuring we are pursuing and responding to the correct business opportunities.
* You will track and manage key outputs, actions and clarifications throughout the bid process.
* You will lead tender review meetings to drive collaborative sessions with the virtual bid team.
* You will ensure a customer-centric look and feel of all proposal documents.
Experience:
* You must have previous Bid Management experience in the public and private sector
* Articulate, with strong verbal and presentation skills.
* A proficient user of Microsoft Office, in particular PowerPoint and Word.
* Experience operating at a senior level and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and manage resources/output timelines.
* Used to working under pressure and to challenging deadlines with energy and passion, and will have the flexibility to deal with change.
* Experience in the field of supply chain logistics and external bid training (for instance, Shipley or APMP would be advantageous).