A well-known, full service law firm are seeking a Senior Bid Manager to join their successful work winning team. This role will manage a team of 5 and play a vital role in running the bid and business development function. This role would suit a bid professional from the legal sector who is currently running a team or is ready to take on the extra responsibility.
This is a full time, permanent role which can be based in any of their UK offices. They have offices in the West Midlands, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Scotland and Manchester (plus others) and they operate a hybrid working model. The salary is up to £70,000 depending on experience + benefits package.
Main duties
- Managing a team of 5, who will manage bid independently with you on hand to provide support
- Be hands on leading bids, working with client partners leading the opportunity
- Ensure the bid executive is producing a bank of material to help with collateral
- Support the content creation by providing bespoke content
- Working with the relevant partners, you will evaluate the commercial viability of formal bid opportunities and make recommendations on whether to pursue the opportunity or not
- Advise partners on the recommended route to responding to tenders and new business opportunities
- Manage new business opportunities when required
- Provide full project management support to bid partners including client meetings, kick off meetings and interviews with lead partners
- Review research and client intelligence to help shape a response
- Organise and chair presentation run throughs
- Work closely with the client on re-tenders, managing the bid process
- Construct creative win strategies
- Chair lessons learned meetings to understand successful and unsuccessful bids
- Provide support and coaching to partners on successful bids
How to apply
To apply for this role or to find out more information, please send a CV to Hayley Wood at Bid Recruitment. If you don’t have an up to date CV but wish to discuss this further, please send over what you have and we can go from there.
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