Hybrid Bid Manager

at Leidos

• Job title: Bid Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £75,800 - £99,800 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bristol, United Kingdom

About the role

• Bid Manager orchestrating end-to-end bid team activity across UK locations, working on proposals and managing resources effectively. Supporting business development leadership and client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Working alongside Business Development and Capture Management leadership, you will provide direction of the bid team, supporting all aspects of bid team and proposal management through to award of the contract.
• Work with Business Development and Capture Management lead to build client relationships and support client engagements, helping to understand the Customer’s issues, concerns and hot buttons
• Support the development of winning strategies that differentiate us, are competitively focused and are compelling to the client and their requirements, as well as satisfy internal business objectives and risk posture
• Assist the Capture Manager in building resource profile for duration of the bid
• Create the bid plan and maintain activity schedule, including governance through the duration of the bid
• Lead bid kick off meetings and ensure the bid team are equipped with relevant bid/customer requirements and documentation and are briefed on the bid plan and expectations
• Create and maintain response plan, including owners and deadlines. Where required, coach SME to the format of response templates, ensuring win themes and hot buttons are considered in response writing
• Coordinate and oversee the completion of colour reviews, to assure quality of proposal submission
• Support the representation of commercial business case to governance review boards
• Support any post-submission activities and support the program team as required – e.g. Clarification questions, pricing/solution amendments and required resulting governance

Requirements

• Leadership, management, and communication skills
• Ability to foster collaborative working across cross-functional teams and build strong team rapport
• Ability to manage to a challenging deadline
• Operate at multiple levels in the organisation, including senior stakeholder engagement
• Have a proven track record securing competitive wins in UK public sector, across range of deal size and complexity
• Be capable of developing and maintaining senior stakeholder relationships internally and with customers and industry partners
• UK SC security clearance
• Willingness and flexibility to travel and work across multiple locations, as may be required.

Benefits

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexi-Time