Government and Public Sector Bid Manager

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What this job involves

The Government and Public Sector team (GPS) support the growth and development of our Public Sector business. We connect our experts with public sector clients and work across business lines to identify profitable growth areas whilst managing strategic frameworks. Our relationships and partnerships open doors to new opportunities and long-term clients.

To support this growth, we are looking for an experienced Bid Manager who will be responsible for leading Public Sector pursuits and bring sales enablement operational excellence and best practices. We are looking for an organised and creative thinker who can lead a wide variety of strategically important and/or complex multidisciplinary bids.

This is a hands on, fast-paced and varied role, where you will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end management of key public sector pursuits, from early win strategy development and the creation of compelling, client centric proposals and presentations.

What your day-to-day will look like

• Bid Management: Support opportunity go-no-go qualifications, have a solid understanding of our key products and services and lead the end-to-end bid management process. Responsible for coordinating input from subject matter experts, providing them with guidance to ensure proposals are client-centric, benefit-led and differentiated

• Sales Process Optimisation: Monitor pursuit processes, performance, and client feedback to identify improvement opportunities and help create sales enablement strategies that support business goals

• Knowledge Management: Lead the creation and continual improvement of the GPS bid library, sales collateral, and business line materials to optimise efficiency and effectiveness for proposals and prospect client interactions

• Reporting & Analytics: Monitor and update the GPS pipeline tracker to ensure the team have access to all opportunities and stages

• Collaboration: Build a community with peers throughout the UK to enhance the GPS offering and raise the profile of Public Sector

Required Experience & Skills:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in bid management and sales enablement support

• Leading and managing cross service pursuits, whilst implementing the full bid process

• Working collaboratively with and influencing a broad range of senior stakeholders

• Utilising data and insights to track performance and advise on improvement strategies

• Problem solving, identifying and understanding key client issues, developing innovative and compelling solutions

• Persuasive writing and producing presentations

• Working on multiple projects with competing deadlines

• Experience in commercial real estate advisory is preferred and considered an advantage

• Flexible and initiative-taking with the ability to collaborate across cultures and work as part of a diverse team

• A challenger with a high degree of energy, assertiveness, and creativity

• A listener, willing to learn and who can communicate effectively and have strong influencing skills

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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