Bid Manager

Profile A safe pair of hands that works well with internal teams at all levels. A rounded professional with a proven track record in strategy, procurement, bidding, negotiation and contract management of deals worth £10m - £1.6bn. Key Achievements Delivered annualised client benefits of £7.6m in 2015/16 through commercial projects which maximised efficiencies in existing supply chain contracts. Led renegotiation of outsourced front and back office, customer contact and analytics for British Gas through 2015/16. Delivered 20% increase in win rate over 6 months as head of British Gas social housing bid function - through interventions in bid lifecycle management and team training. Led winning bid for £50m national metering contract via a 4-week secondment at United Utilities. Managed bid submission for large consortium across a full-time team of 30 people for the UK's largest Energy from Waste PFI project (£1.6bn). Experience 10 years' experience in both bidding and client-side supply chain management of large scale contracts worth £10m - £1bn in the public and private sector. Experienced in bidding in different sectors including Legal, Financial, Charity and 3rd Sector. Subject matter expert in the Energy and Environmental sectors, with in-depth experience bidding in FTSE 100 Water and Energy Utilities. Deep knowledge base covers Electricity and Gas, Water, Energy from Waste and other Renewable Technologies. Experienced in bid management in a range of different service delivery and funding models including Outsourcing, Project Finance, Design and Build, Maintenance and Replacement programmes.