Bid Team Manager

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Kelly Services (UK) Ltd

Job Title: Bid Team Manager
Location: Nottingham (UK Wide)
Duration: Temp, minimum of 6 months
Salary: 21- 24 per hour 45,000 + (pro rata)
Hours- Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm
Hybrid or fully remote working available

About the company
Kelly Services are currently working in partnership with a leader in secure payments and trusted transactions. They are at the forefront of the digital revolution that is shaping new ways of paying, living, doing business and building relationships that pass on trust along the entire payments value chain, enabling sustainable economic growth. Their innovative solutions, rooted in a rock-solid technological base, are environmentally friendly, widely accessible and support social transformation.

About the job role
As a Bid Manager you will be the key link between the Sales team and the business. You will be responsible for all elements of driving the bid forwards; orchestrating the bid team towards a successful client response. You will be responsible for a wide variety of solution focused bids ranging from traditional software development style client responses to leading edge Payments solution proposals. This is a very fast paced environment to work in, so we are looking to hear from individuals who are able to manage their time effectively to ensure deadlines are met. You will have the confidence to deal with challenging situations and the ability to think creatively.
This role is available for hybrid or fully remote working, there would just be the need to travel for occasional face to face meetings.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Responsible for a range of bids and tender stages within the company that are often single service lines in accordance with company procedures
• The responsibility of the final production of the proposal in cooperation with delivery, legal, finance and sales departments
• Co-ordinate and manage resources required to respond to business opportunities in order to ensure that proposals and contracts are in line with company strategy, capabilities and also meets the clients’ expectations and requirements
• The responsibility for the bid project plan and implementation, budget, processes, risk management & mitigation strategy, and all quality aspects concerning the bid preparation process
• Managing the bid budget and adherence to it
• Adhere to governance processes and work with the Sales Lead to take tenders through the stages of the control processes
• Construction of P&Ls with the Finance and Sales teams to secure required bid budgets and the creation of business cases and customer pricing

Skills/experience required

• At least 2-3 years’ experience in Bid Management ideally in a Services Integration, Product or Payments environment
• Have highly articulate written skills with the ability to capture often complex concepts in a well-formed and clear written response
• Strong presentation, influencing and negotiation skills
• An excellent eye for detail with an emphasis on proofreading
• Ability to manage communications and stakeholder engagement across various levels and roles across the business and with their clients
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work in a fast paced, pressured environment
• Self-motivated with high energy, resilience, creativity, passion and the hunger to learn, evolve and develop
• The ability to understand and analyse market-related data
• Adaptability to work flexible working patterns to ‘get the job done’

Desirable Criteria
Experience of

• Creative writing
• Creation of a bid community and functional teams
• In setting up business cases
• Relevant legal aspects (e.g. terms of conditions, penalty systems)
• Have held client and supplier negotiations
• Awareness of key trends in the Transport, Retail and / or the Hospitality sectors

Additional Information
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a global leader in secure payments as part of their bids team.
The client is based in Nottingham but we are welcoming applications from across the UK as the role can be done remotely if required.
The role is for a minimum of 6 months but could go on longer and our client has advised for the right person there could be an opportunity for a permanent role as they are looking at expanding their team.

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