Bid Manager - Senior

Profile An experienced Bid Manager with broad skills including bid writing and proposal management. Focussed on outcomes and able to motivate and drive teams to deliver in challenging timescales. Private and Public sector experience across multiple industries including Broadcast, IT, Security, Contact Centre and BPO. Key Achievements Led the bid team that won the BBC Playout Services contract after a 14-month competitive dialogue process. Scored 100% for written 'quality response' in a recent Public Sector opportunity. Designed, improved and implemented processes for sales and solution governance, solution development. Experience A trusted, strong and confident leader who understands how to prioritise, direct, manage and motivate a team. Able to step in and "work it out" when there is little information or lack of clarity. Adept at managing internal and external stakeholders (to board level). Seeks to improve processes to ensure there is less "box-ticking" and more "doing the right stuff at the right time". Understands business needs; pricing mechanisms, key commercial principles and contractual obligations. Bid Management experience leading bids from end to end; creates and manages bid plans and deadlines; leads reviews; manages governance; facilitates risk management; competitive dialogue. Proposal Management - Analyses / interprets tender documents to structure responses; creates proposal outlines and develops templates. Researches, writes and edits content; structures bid libraries; develops re-usable bid material. Risks and issues management; reporting; planning and tracking; creation of templates and tracking tools.