Bid Manager
- Employer
- BPP EDUCATION GROUP
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 30 Jan 2022
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- Job Type
- Senior Management & Heads of Department, Other Senior Management, Professional Services, Marketing & Communications
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Job Profile Marketing - Brand & Content
Contract Type Permanent
Job Purpose
- Lead on researching, writing, preparing and submitting high quality bids and proposals
- Managing the end-to-end bid/tender production process across the group
- Identify and manage bid portals, identifying new tender opportunities which align with BPP's strategic objectives
- Management of Bid Co-ordinator
Key Responsibilities:
- Writing compelling, high-quality bids and proposals, ensuring they are correctly submitted to maximise business growth success
- Co-ordinate and schedule the resource and support needed to deliver the various assets and output for each tender
- Overseeing all quality, technical and commercial aspects, developing “best practice” toolkits, systems and processes
- Centralise and organise current and future tender opportunities against the group strategy, their contract value and the verticals they cover
- Working with the Business Development team to maintain the group opportunities pipeline, undertaking assessments of growth opportunities
- Working to win themes and analysing bids to lead the bid/no bid scorecarding system throughout the sales team to improve group win rate
- Manage the relationship with procurement teams in external organisations to aid a smooth bid submission process
- Synchronise project plans with internal cross-functional teams and develop key relationships in areas such as Client Services, Business Development and regional representatives such as APAC
- Serve as the primary Group contact for all bids
- Ensure the relevant meetings are arranged and appropriate sign-off is achieved
- Manage the BPP Bid and Content library
- Lead production of materials for pitch process and preparing speakers for rehearsals
Department Marketing - Brand & Content
Vacancy location UK, North West, Manchester
Candidate Criteria
- A proven track record of success in competitive tender / bid writing leading to securing strategic, high value contracts
- Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to complete multiple tasks concurrently
- Effective communicator, able to foster good relationships with people across the organisation including senior stakeholders
- Ability to respond to decisions in a changing environment and anticipate future needs
- Integrity, credibility and calmness under pressure
- Experience of working across a multitude of product verticals
- Experience in managing cross-functional teams and proven track record of performance optimisation
- Able to process and analyse a broad range of data quickly and effectively
- High level of commercial acumen
- Good written English and technical writing experience
- Proficient in using tools such as Salesforce and Office365
- A desire to problem solve, and to challenge and be challenged
Employment Details
Contract Hours 37.50
FTE 1.00
Salary Competitive
Company
When you work with BPP, you will be part of a business that really believes in supporting your personal and professional development. With so many different business areas, we offer a wide range of exciting opportunities across the UK and abroad – from teaching to marketing to business development to human resources to name only a few. But what really makes working at BPP rewarding, is the culture of encouragement, respect and teamwork.
- Location
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BPP HOUSE
ALDINE PLACE
142-144 UXBRIDGE ROAD
SHEPHERD'S BUSH
LONDON
W12 8AW
GB
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