Bid Manager en Telent

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Reporting into the Head of Bidding, the Bid Manager will deliver compelling written and financial submissions for medium-value projects within our Rail division. You will manage the full bid process in line with Telent’s governance, oversee cost modelling and reviews, and ensure timely, high-quality submissions.

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to be in our Warwick HQ one day per week. 

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with the Sales team, Subject Matter Experts and Technical and Commercial leads within Telent to develop compelling written and financial responses.
• Deliver efficient end to end management & production of timely, high quality and ultimately successful Bids and Proposals in keeping with Telent’s Bid procedures.
• Leading and developing Bid winning strategies in partnership with the opportunity owner & business heads
• Producing material from Go/No Go stage through to deal review, Bid submission & win / loss reviews
• Post Bid submission support including preparation of Bid presentations
• Support the Programme Director with workload planning, bid forecasting, cost and win / loss tracking & reporting.
• Bid and Proposal reviews – won & lost – including recommendations for improvement.
• Continually monitor the costs being incurred by the business throughout the Bid process and seek on-going measurable improvements in Telent’s “return on Bid investment”.
• Promote improvements in the quality of Bids and Proposals, ensuring that best practice approaches to developing and producing Bids and Proposals are always pursued

Who you are:

You are an experienced Bid Manager with proven success leading end-to-end bids, ideally within the rail sector or similar complex industries. Skilled at coordinating subject matter experts and commercial teams, you bring strong cost modelling experience and a sharp eye for compliance and governance.

Key Requirements:

• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Financially astute with ability to create & interpret financial reports and models.
• Demonstrable experience of winning as part of high performing and efficient Bid team.
• Proven experience of leading & delivering high and medium-value bids, ideally in a services or solutions environment.
• A proven ability to write and ‘Red Review’ answers to tender questions to a winning standard.
• ITT Quality response writing skills.
• ITT Cost response financial skills.
• A degree in Law / Business / Marketing (or similar) is desirable 

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme 
• A range of family friendly policies 
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal 
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme. 

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