Bid Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead tender/bid management process to ensure effective planning
• Provide strategic and tactical input to Business Units in developing effective sales strategies covering defence, expansion and new business
• Provide creative ideas for report and presentation styles and materials, working with the additional specialist services of the Graphics function as appropriate
• Provide report/presentation formatting, writing and graphics support to the Business Units
• Use creative or design skills to develop (or improve on existing) effective graphs, tables, charts, diagrams and illustrations for use in tenders, reports and client presentations
• Proof read and check documents for consistency and suggest areas of improvement
• Coordinate the document design and production process with external agencies and printers to ensure that material is delivered to the required standards and is in brand
• Manage the quality and continuous development of bid and sales-related materials, including development of the report template design and functionailty
• Maintain a central library database of useful report content and materials archive
• Review competitor strategies and materials to ensure the offering is consistently amongst 'best in class'
• Oversee the development and maintenance the intranet site for Sales Support

Requirements:

• Solid Bid Management experience in financial services ideally insurance
• A team player with the ability to deal confidently and professionally at all levels
• An excellent communicator with the ability to competently conduct meetings and presentations within the business and with external customers
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of contractual matters
• Educated to degree level or equivalent and experience in bidding for engineering/manufacturing contracts would be an advantage
• Willing to travel within the UK and Europe when required
• Intermediate/Advanced level in Microsoft suite of IT products
• Able to contribute positively to the business improvement process
• Enthusiastic, energetic, flexible and dedicated disposition