Offer summary

Qualifications:

Experience in managing bids and proposals within a manufacturing environment, preferably in the Oil & Gas sector., Strong communication and networking skills to influence stakeholders effectively., Proven ability to coach teams in persuasive writing and best practices for bids and proposals., Excellent prioritization skills and a hands-on approach to managing the bid process..

Key responsabilities:

Coordinate and produce formal responses to RFQs, ITTs, and tenders.

Implement robust procedures and governance for all bids and proposals.

Review and edit contributions from various stakeholders including sales and engineering teams.

Support the sales function to enhance turnover, profitability, and customer satisfaction on bids.

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Job description

Engineered Products & Solutions

To £55,000 pa + Bonus + Benefits

Location: Home Based Role

The Role

The bids and proposal manager will play a key role in the co-ordination and production of formal responses to all RFQ's, ITT's and Tenders.

Key Responsibilities include:

The introduction and implementation of robust procedures, governance and costing models on all bids and proposals
Co-ordinate, review and edit bids and proposals input from a variety of stakeholders including sales, finance, manufacturing, engineering, and project management.
To support the sales function by assisting in the improvement of overall turnover, profitability and customer satisfaction levels on every bid and proposal submitted.

The Candidate

An experienced Bids and Proposal Manager with a successful track record of leading and managing a tendering function within a manufacturing business servicing the Oil & Gas sector is imperative. In addition, you MUST be able to demonstrate the following:

Have the experience and credibility to coach commercial teams in persuasive writing on all bids and proposal best practise.
Outstanding communication and networking skills, with ability to influence a variety of key internal and customer stakeholders.
Strong prioritisation skills with a "hands-on "approach, who will take total ownership of the end-to-end bid and proposal process.

The Company

As an ambitious market leader, backed by the resources of a £multi-million parent, our client designs and manufactures bespoke engineered products and solutions. Synonymous with innovation and engineering excellence, their success can be directly attributed to significant and continued investment in new product and solutions development, coupled with their ability to respond rapidly to the ever-changing needs of an international blue-chip customer base.

How to Apply

This is a high profile and role offering considerable challenges, job satisfaction and career opportunities within a progressive, highly profitable and expanding international group. Please apply by attaching your full CV quoting your current remuneration details, together with reference no 9922.

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