Bid Manager

Profile A professional Bid and Project Manager with extensive experience at co-ordinating, producing, and writing bids across multiple sectors over the past 8 years. This associate is a member of the APMP, trained in Shipley methods of managing and writing winning proposals. This associate has designed templates and provided training and guidance in the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio and Adobe InDesign to multiple clients, utilising their skills in these areas to assist bid teams in presenting polished looking responses. Industries worked in include Security, Outsourcing, Facilities Management, Government and Defence. Key Achievements Complete overhaul of a company's marketing collateral for bid support purposes completed. Contribution to winning in excess of £800m worth of new business for a previous employer. Production of templates for a successful bid team, ensuring consistency in line with the company style guide. Introduction of a new bidding process to a department within a large organisation, creating bid / no-bid guidelines, response templates, style and writing guides and implementing a new sign-off procedure. Prince2 Practitioner. APMP Foundation Certified. Experience Extensive experience in all areas of proposal coordination and management, from the setting up of a bid office and management of the production and printing process, to writing bid responses and contributing to board level presentations for project sign off. This associate is well used to managing bid teams within fast paced and highly pressurised environments and is able to work independently or within a team. Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work quickly and efficiently when checking and formatting documentation makes this associate an asset to a bid coordination or production team.