Bid Manager

Job title:

Bid Manager

Company

Co-op

Job description

Job Description:Bid Manager£50,000 to £65,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 5)Manchester/Scunthorpe, in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and our offices in either Manchester or Scunthorpe (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).We’re looking for a Bid Manager to join our Co-op Wholesale team. In this new and exciting role, you’ll be responsible for managing the complete bid lifecycle from early stage bid strategy identification to final submission. We’ll look to you to collaborate closely with internal teams and senior partners, to make sure that any bid strategies align with partner needs and our overall company goals. You’ll manage multiple bids at any one time, making sure we get the right information from our internal teams to create a sales story that will set Co-op apart during the bid process.What you’ll do

• Engage with prospective clients early in the bid process to fully understand their needs and find opportunities for tailored bid strategies
• Build and shape our bid writing, creating assets that will help form our bids
• Assemble and lead bid teams, including identifying and coordinating with knowledgeable internal partners
• Lead bid meetings as required to set strategy, timescales, and input obligations, ensuring effective communication and collaboration
• Drive technical information from internal partners, ensuring accuracy and alignment with the bid strategy
• Guide, review, and edit bid submissions to make sure they align with the overall bid vision
• Attend partner client feedback sessions and coordinate responses to tender queries and amendments

This role would suit people who have

• Proven experience in managing bid services, with industry expertise and regulatory knowledge
• Great organisational skills, with the ability to build strong internal relationships
• Strong project management skills to oversee the entire bid lifecycle
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to produce articulate bid documents in a simple and professional way
• The ability to adapt to changing client needs and market conditions, making sure bids remain relevant and competitive

Why Co-op?If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Private healthcare
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn
• YuLife app – rewarding you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.Building a diverse environmentWe’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We’re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we’ll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.You can find out more about our recruitment process atYou can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion atPlease note that we may close applications for this role early.

Expected salary

£50000 – 65000 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 02:24:12 GMT

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