Senior bid Manager

The Bid Manager will be responsible for driving best practice approaches and high quality bids in our 2000-person strong Turner & Townsend India team. Acting at both an advisory and hands-on level, the successful candidate will be an experienced bid professional with strong stakeholder management skills and a track record for delivering complex proposals in a collaborative environment. They will be confident constructively challenging stakeholders and have an outcome focused, can-do mindset.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead a best practice approach and the execution of proposals, tenders and bid responses focused on key markets in India. This includes:
  • Reviewing procurement documentation, leading bid go/no go discussions, and formulating a clear plan for delivering a compelling offer.
  • Acting as bid manager by mobilising internal stakeholders, setting timelines and overseeing execution against the plan.
  • Complying with the Turner & Townsend bid to win process and governance requirements
  • Facilitating discussions focused on differentiators, win themes and content to ensure high quality answers are developed.
  • Working with Directors and other functional teams to deliver tender responses through collation of information, writing tender responses directly, or supporting others to produce quality responses.
  • Working with external organisations and partners to develop and deliver bids and proposals.
  • Delivering a professional bid that complies with brand guidelines and clearly and succinctly communicates key messages.
  • Providing constructive feedback or escalating concerns to senior leadership and partner organisations throughout the bid and interview process
  • Ensuring that all deadlines are met and that bids are submitted on time, and in the correct manner.
• Supporting positioning activities and Bid Leadership that support high conversion and business development activity. Examples include undertaking competitor research, market analysis or interrogating client feedback.
• Supporting the preparation of other deliverables related to conversion and work winning, such as interview presentation coaching and procurement team engagement.
• Reporting on pipeline and bid conversion at office and sector levels, including providing analysis and commentary on trends.
• Contribute to content libraries and best practice approaches by overseeing maintenance of content and bid libraries.
• Working alongside a team of existing bid professionals
• Support Business Development with other activities, as required

#LI-HT1 Qualifications

• Relevant degree in Business, Marketing, English or engineering.
• Association of Proposal Management Professional (APMP) accreditation desired, or willing to be completed
• Minimum 7 years experience of bid management and writing successful bid submissions
• Line management experience desirable
• Strong skills in Microsoft office suite, including Powerpoint and Word
• Proof reading skills with a keen eye for accuracy and detail, including ensuring responses adhere to word/page limits
• Organizational skills, with the ability to priorities and meet deadlines while maintaining a high standard of quality
• Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing and ability to foster credible collaborative relationships
• Team player who is willing to adapt to changing priorities of the business
• Contribute openly to the team with innovations and ideas to ensure the success and development of the company

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