Bid Manager

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About The Company:
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn.
We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
About The Company:
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn.
We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve.
Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -
Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment
About The Role:
Due to our recent growth, we are looking for an experienced, professional, and driven senior bid writer to join an expanding Sales and Marketing team.
You will support in the delivery of the overall team sales target by meeting own individual target .
Key Responsibilities:
Proven ability in delivering winning, high-value product or services opportunities.
Ideally has a background in solution selling and experience of bid management from opportunity identification through to project delivery, and will provide valuable input into value proposition development, opportunity qualification, win strategy, and solution delivery.
Proven team leadership skills in office-based environments.
Must be an excellent communicator and comfortable working at Director Level.
Will be fully conversant with the competitive marketplace.
Sound commercial understanding and profit and loss experience coupled with risk management skills.
Has the ability to manage complex, multi-worksteam opportunities.
Solid understanding and management of internal governance procedures.
Familiarity with the legislation around use of AI and relaying critical information and updates to the bid team.
Understand the basics of prompt engineering for generative AI / AI tools and how they can be used for driving efficiencies across bid management tasks, content creation, tone adjustment, and task automation.
Core Responsibilities
Create compelling and innovative bids
Manage the inputs from key stakeholders, typically engaging with sales, marketing, product teams, finance, commercial, legal and project management / delivery
Work with the Sales lead to develop a clear win strategy for each bid and ensure win themes are clear and compelling
Understand and resolve complex technical, strategic and business issues
Risk tracking and management throughout the bid process
Contributing to the written proposal – both in terms of content and presentation (such as providing guidance around the executive summary)
Ensure timescales are achieved at each step of the bid process, including all internal governance, while taking the initiative in setting realistic deadlines
Ensure consistent high quality on-time submissions of compliant and commercially sound bids
Co-ordinate and plan all client presentations required as part of the bid submission
Drive continuous improvement through post-bid reviews.
Essential Hiring Criteria:
Proven professional experience in the Facilities Management market
Advanced Microsoft Suite knowledge is essential along with the ability to interpret and analyse data.
Ability to communicate clearly in all forms, especially written proposals
Willing to learn and work as part of a team
Strong, effective and competent communicator and presenter
Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing with clients and work colleagues.
Flexible and agile in approach
A business or technical degree is desirable but not essential.
Strong academic background with a primary degree desirable
APMP Qualifications are desirable in some industries.
Experience in the FM market is essential
How to Apply:
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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals.
We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
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