Bid Manager

Rewards and Benefits on Offer * A widely recognised and acknowledged industry leading company culture * A permanent position, with excellent long term career prospects. * An immediate start date. * Free onsite parking * Monday to Friday working hours MTrec’s New Opportunity Our client is an established and successful business based in Cramlington. They are looking for an experienced Bid Manager to join their team on a full time, permanent basis. If you meet the person specification for the role, please apply below. The role you will be doing * Help develop, manage and grow the bid team in accordance with business needs * Manage the commercial tendering process ensuring timely visibility of all opportunities, lead on, write and project manage bids and proposals from beginning to end. Identify, bid for and maintain position on appropriate sector frameworks. * Management of and key contributor to the bid/no bid process and decision making. * Management and oversight of the bid team during the bid process and making sure deadlines are met * Responsible for devising a successful strategy for winning a bid, including pinpointing the unique selling points (key differentiators), knowing the company’s operating and profit margins and understanding the customers’ specific requirements, coaching on presentations and collating bid feedback * Initial review of Tenders, collation of deadlines and the distribution of questions to the relevant departments. * Ensuring that bids are submitted on time and are as complete and accurate as possible, whilst also best reflecting the company’s services and abilities * Writing high quality text, ensuring consistency of responses in terms of quality, key phrases and key words All bid documentation must be clear, concise and - crucially - compelling * As part of the bid workflow liaising with other parts of the business to ensure that all information submitted is up-to-date and accurate * Working with the Marketing Department source and co-ordinate design input to ensure the visual standard of all documentation and presentation material is engaging * Completion of supplier forms. * Attend departmental BDM meetings and liaise with the head of the department to support the implementation of their plans * Assisting with the review of contract performance by collating data from the system as well as customer feedback forms and performance review meetings. * Preparing and upkeep of high-quality responses to be used as reference in future * Keep the team up to date with the relevant tender actions and milestones. * Abide by the company core values and code of ethics About you * Customer relationship focused and a great commercial awareness * Ability to effectively prioritise a busy workload and meet project deadlines with proven project management skills * Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills * Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal * Able to demonstrate high levels of initiative and motivation * Able to work closely with other team members * Ability to influence and persuade others * UK driving licence