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Salary- Looking for an experienced BID Manager (min 4 yrs)
- Hybrid role (Based in Liverpool)
- Opportunity to work within a leading law firm
We are working with a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Leeds, Newcastle, Piraeus, Singapore, Monaco and Hong Kong.
Role overview
The bids and proposals team are responsible for securing new business through new and existing client wins. We collaborate with teams across the firm’s three divisions – business services, healthcare, and marine – to produce high-quality responses to opportunities of all sizes. Operating in a fast-paced environment, we collaborate with stakeholders from each of our global offices on a day-to-day basis.
Key responsibilities:
- Project managing tenders from initial assessment of the opportunity, including bid/no bid qualification, through to drafting, submission, preparing teams for presentations and post submission feedback and reporting.
- Identifying winning themes that convey an understanding of client requirements and differentiate our offering to those of our competitors.
- Generating written responses and marketing materials that are completed to a high standard and are compelling, clear, and compliant.
- Developing and maintaining a library of precedent text for tenders including capturing all deal/transaction information to be utilised in future bids.
- Managing internal stakeholders throughout the tender process.
- Researching and establishing procurement cycles and engaging with procurement professionals within key target and key client organisations to contribute to the firm’s sales pipeline.
- Providing input to the lessons learnt process from involvement with previous submissions.
- Take responsibility for additional projects, as directed by the Head of Bids and Proposals.
What are we looking for:
Essential
· Prior experience in a tender management and a bid writing capacity.
· Proven ability writing concise written bid responses based on highly technical information.
· Degree or equivalent qualification in creative writing, English or Marketing.
· Strong organisational and planning skills.
· Exceptional project management skills.
· Excellent and engaging communication skills.
· Advanced IT skills across a broad range of applications including MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.
· Ability to deliver under pressure and meet deadlines, working with a proactive approach under own initiative.
Desirable
- · Understanding of layout and graphics and knowledge of InDesign is advantageous.
- · APMP (Association for Proposal Management Professional) Foundation Certification or strong understanding of proposal best practice.
• 25 days’ annual leave
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Flexible, agile and home working
• BUPA
• Permanent health insurance
• Flexible pension scheme
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year
• Life assurance
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment
ReCulture endeavour to be outstanding as a diverse and inclusive employer and are fully committed to present the best candidates for the role irrespective of background. We are keen to help our clients develop workforce representation from currently under-represented groups, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities; Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) people and those living with physical, mental and/or sensory disability.
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