International Growth Specialist - Winnersh, United Kingdom - REL Field Marketing

REL Field Marketing
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Winnersh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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International Growth Specialist

Is business winning your superpower?

Ace at writing compelling, compliant and profitable multi-national (c£1m+) bid responses?

Are you looking to make a real impact in your career?**
Full Time, Permanent

Package:

Competitive basic salary + up to 20% bonus


Working:
35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location:

Primarily remote working with infrequent travel as required to HQ Winnersh (RG41) and Europe


As International Growth Specialist for Advantage Snollan, you will help us develop growth capabilities across multiple markets and win large pitch opportunities.

The main responsibility is to lead our conversion of opportunities as they happen and deliver outstanding bid responses.

Key to this role will be the ability to tell compelling commercial stories, to effectively manage projects and take ownership of key growth initiatives.


Responsibilities:


  • Delivery of winning, compliant and profitable bid responses multimarket / multiagency and large (c.£1m+) and / or strategically important bids, primarily focused in sales and merchandising
  • Potential of being the primary point of contact with the client throughout the process
  • Support Growth Director on the implementation of growth strategy as required
  • Access to professional design capability for document design
  • Manage self your impact on a relationship with the bid team, their energy levels, personability, presentability, language and overall professionalism
  • Manage internal clients support the internal team, asking probing questions, challenging assumptions, pulling out key requirements etc.
  • Manage logistics of the process be on top of every aspect of whatever step of the process, holding the big picture of the bid alongside meticulous attention to detail
  • Clients champion the client's viewpoint, ensure the bid team reflect on the buyer's experience, advocate the customer's needs, address all commercial issues, challenge the team in the interests of the bid

Requirements:


  • Persuade busy people to contribute to project or bid
  • Communicate clearly both orally and in writing
  • Plan, draft, edit and produce documents under pressure
  • Organise meetings, briefings, debriefings, panel reviews, rehearsals and coordinate multiple participants
  • Review and summarise long complex documents (eg RFP)
  • Get on with people, regardless of their role or position
  • Edit someone else's text (and justify the edits)
  • Manage deadlines (preempt roadblocks, barriers and dependencies)
  • Manage detail (while holding the big picture in your head)
  • Lead meetings
  • Motivate (and prod) staff to deliver text on time
  • Be able to organise yourself and others

In return we will offer you:


  • Mainly remote working, because lifework balance is important to us
  • A supportive organisation with access to wellbeing programmes and mental health support
  • Benefits include
:


  • 23 days annual leave (increasing based on years of service) + bank holidays
  • Enhanced paternity, maternity & adoption leave
  • Life assurance and enhanced pension
  • Perkbox discounts on food & drink, tech, health & beauty
  • Taste Card restaurant discounts and 241 deals


  • Health Assured

  • Employee Assistance Programme giving you 24x7 confidential support and legal information
More about us
:

Advantage Smollan is a global provider of outsourced sales and marketing solutions for the world's most successful brand owners and retailers.

Leveraging its global structure, the company consistently creates and delivers industry-leading commerce solutions, enabling its customers to sell and market more effectively.


Founded in 2015, Advantage Smollan is the result of a strategic international partnership between Advantage Solutions (based in the US and listed on Nasdaq) and Global Smollan Holdings (based in South Africa).

It comprises a closely integrated network of market-leading portfolio companies based predominantly in the UK and Europe.

The staff at Advantage Smollan contribute to and benefit from a highly collegiate, supportive and diverse culture.

The company places people at the centre of everything it does, creating an extraordinary experience for its staff, customers and other business partners.


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