Job Description:

Our client a leading and growing financial services consultancy have an exciting new role for a Bids Manager join the Commercial Group Business Unit. The role can be based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham or London. You will be responsible for the production of proposals and pitches whilst working with a well-established team.

Previous proposals experience is essential and you should have a good understanding of bids management processes across both new business and account development.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Experience of proposals/bidding is essential.
• Understand guiding principles in good practice in bids management processes across both new business and account development.
• Enthusiasm and proactive drive to grown in the role, building expertise with a view to strengthening skills in shaping proposal strategy based on client drivers and competitive landscape.
• Excellent time management - proven ability to multitask and prioritise. Project management experience a plus.
• Effective interpersonal techniques, and ability to establish rapport with colleagues including Bids Team members, Business Development Group, consultants, support functions and senior owning partners.
• Experience of public sector procurement processes would be a plus.
• Empathy and ability to flex style and approach to match individual buyer/evaluator priorities and drivers.

Core Responsibilities:

• Support bidding team to complete and deliver all bid-related requirements across opportunities to win business from new and existing clients across all service lines.
• Endorse good bidding practice, in line with the businesses approach to client focus, proposition building, editorial excellence and creative design.
• Support the end-to-end bids process, initially alongside senior team members with a view to developing into self-sufficient oversight and management.
• Hands-on production of outstanding business development materials (bids and presentations), including research and planning, coordinating input of stakeholders and contributors, drafting from Knowledgebase of approved generic content, drafting new content with support, peer review, proofreading,
• Adhere to proposal project plan to ensure all activities are completed on time, and to high quality standards.
• Participate in key-stage meetings, including pre-bid planning, qualification, kick-off, and progress review etc.
• Monitor and track project progress, including drafting, collating contributions from SME.
• Liaison with Designers, Document Managers and Bid Coordinators
• Peer review and proofreading for e.g., compelling content, grammar, spelling, and layout.
• Support continuous development of content repository by identifying appropriate content, working with the Knowledge Base Manager to capture.
• Managing and submitting proposals via online procurement portals
• Adhere to the firm's Information Security standards, policies, and procedure.

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15323

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