Bid or Proposals Specialist - South East, United Kingdom - Penspen

Penspen

Verified Company

South East, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Bids & Proposals Specialist - Europe

London or Newcastle

Salary £42k (negotiable) with an exceptional Flexible Benefits fund up to £1175

Are you a Bids & Proposals Manager looking for that next step to conquer Europe? Read on

Main Purpose of Role:

As our Bid & Proposals specialist, you will play a pivotal role in driving business growth for our Europe Region.

Your main responsibilities will be to lead the proposal life cycle for complex projects, ensuring the successful delivery of compelling, winning and value driven solutions.

You will be part of a vibrant and dynamic Bid team, collaborating closely with various stakeholders at all levels of the organisation across technical delivery, business development, commercial, legal, and finance, etc.

Qualifications / Knowledge / Skills / Experience:

Minimum of five years' experience of preparing proposals.
Proven experience managing bids for a range of project values rising to multimillionpound projects.
Strong leadership qualities and ability to make independent decisions.
Excellent organisational, fluent communicator with strong bid writing skills.
Proactive, resilient and selfstarter mentality with a strong desire to win.
Knowledge of the energy industry is desirable.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is desirable.
Comfortable working under pressure to tight deadlines.
Strong relationship and networking skills.
Reliable, responsible and safety conscious.
Excellent use of power point, word, excel and pdf to prepare professional documents.

Responsibilities:

Evaluate project requirements and risks, formulating bid/nobid recommendations and presenting to management.
Support development of bid strategy and proposal value add with technical and nontechnical teams.
Collaborate and drive high quality tender inputs from across the organisation.
Develop attractive and compelling proposal documentation embedding our value offerings.
Evaluate and mitigate project/contractual risks within the tender proposals.
Prepare tender prices with consideration of technical inputs, subcontractor prices, and business targets.
Presentation of prepared tenders to senior/executive management for approval.
Maintain visibility of bid progress and ensure timely communication and tender completion.
Respond to customer requests for clarifications/amendments promptly and professionally.
Lead tender negotiation meetings/presentations with customers, with the support of the Manager of Proposals and wider sales team.
Foster good relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Arrange site visits, external bid meetings, and presentations as needed.
Manage CRM for own opportunities, maintain excellent document filing and administration support for tender materials.
Assist with BD activities, such as preparing presentations and attending marketing events.
Maintain compliance with departmental and company procedures.
Other duties as directed by line manager.