HRGO are recruiting on an exciting opportunity for a Bid Manager to join a leading business process outsourcer based in South Yorkshire. You'll be part of the growth team who look to deliver the business objectives and win new client opportunities. You'll fully own the end-to-end bid management process, combining effective project management with bid writing skills to develop compelling, client winning bids. You'll sit within the sales and marketing team and will work alongside several departments and key stakeholders to achieve the best possible outcome. They have on site parking and fantastic transport links making them ideally located for candidates from Rotherham, Sheffield, Doncaster and surrounding areas.

Benefits:

• Starting salary of £40,000 -£45,000
• Life Insurance and income protection
• Westfield Health cover
• On site parking

Duties Include:

• Responsible for the completion of Expression of Interest (EOI), Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation in line with corporate guidelines

• Work alongside the senior leadership team and the project team to develop strategies for success. Instigate the development of win themes, hooks and key messages underpinned by client need
• You will be accountable for the overall content quality, whilst working to tight deadlines to deliver tenders, proposals and presentations
• Responsible for identifying the needs and requirements of the inbound tender in order to create the response, including but not limited to, arranging who will attend site visits and audit requests
• Networking with subject matter experts to translate their content to support submissions ensuring the right balance of technical know-how and plain English interwoven with win themes
• Working with marketing, seek or develop client evidence, case studies and references to enhance the quality of the response
• To create a resource library with model answers that can be tailored for individual bids and client need
• Responsible for writing and proofreading all tenders to ensure that questions have been answered fully and the document is coherent with a consistent tone of voice
• Play a role in the research of client strategies and principles to ensure that the tender meets the client's expectations
• Regular review of the bidding portal to identify any new tenders and opportunities. Communicating these out to the business as part of the business approval process to bid/no bid
• Lead the end-to-end project management of the bid including registering interest, tender receipt, bid schedule, action tracker, collating responses, reworking answers, document completion, business approval and submission
• To develop a won/lost matrix capturing client feedback and identifying any themes as part of ongoing evaluation

Candidates require:

• Qualifications - degree or equivalent e.g. APM
• Project Management experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to provide an industry-leading service to all internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and work under pressure
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast paced environment
• Proficient in writing, proofreading and editing
• Exceptional stakeholder management
• Experience in a B2B services environment - outsourcing desirable