Bid Lead

Our client, a highly progressive, fast-growing business is looking for a Bid Lead to help realise the exciting future the Company has. The role is available in a time when there is a huge amount of opportunity within the Energy Efficiency sector.

You will have an analytical mindset with the ability to review market opportunities, assess bid performance, and implement agreed strategies. Additionally, you should possess a solid understanding of financial analysis and pricing strategies, along with a collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams.

The package

• £38-£42k
• Up to 6% pension contribution
• 25 days leave, plus bank holidays, increasing to 28 days after 5 years' service,
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Life insurance
• Annual personal development budget
• Regular staff events
• Paid charity day each year
• Laptop

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new business opportunities through procurement tracking portal.
• Lead and coordinate the bid management process, including reviewing bid invitations, conducting bid/no-bid analysis and establishing timelines.
• Co-ordinate the creation compelling and persuasive bid content by utilising the subject matter experts within the business.
• Conduct post-bid analysis and debrief sessions to identify areas of improvement and implement lessons learned for future bids.
• Continuously refine and improve bid processes, templates and best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Maintain existing bid library of previously submitted bids with high quality scores.
• Maintain and continue to develop a project rate card, analysing relevant costs to the business against published rates to ensure we are maintaining target margin rates whilst providing competitive prices to key clients.

Key Requirements

• Understanding pricing strategies and financial analysis in bid development.
• Strong administrative skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and manage multiple bids simultaneously.
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to assess bid opportunities and progress to successful projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively.

Please note that we will only contact those candidates that we assess as suitable for the positions we have currently available based on their experience, training, and skills. If we do not have anything suitable, we will not keep your CV for more than 30 days.

As an equal opportunity employer, Bucks and Berks Recruitment is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.