Bid Manager in South West London - Heat Recruitment

Job Description Calling all experienced Bid Writers/ Tender Managers!! We are partnering with a multi-award-winning commercial cleaning & facilities management company who have an expert focus on high-end commercial clients from education, luxury retail to corporate offices, and even royalty. Having started as a family business over 15 years ago, it now employs over 1,000 people and has over 500 sites across the UK, from Scotland to Southampton. This business have a reputation for having a strong emphasis on sustainability, fair pay (Real Living Wage), care for its people and innovation. You will be based within 1 hour’s commute from central London. Salary circa 55k- 65k base +10K bonus related pay + benefits.

About the role: Bid Writer
You will be someone who has built up a portfolio of experience and knowledge in this demanding field of dealing with all types of ITT/RFI tenders, with equally
transferrable skills in terms of writing/presentational skills & accuracy.
You will have the ability to deliver on time all project/tender related items of work as part of the submissions process. Excellent IT skill set is a given, an increased level of education, and for someone who can display a high degree of fluency in their work. Full company/industry knowledge and training will be given by a Director as part of ongoing mentoring to enable the successful person to flourish in the role by gaining further insights into the industry.

Role Accountabilities - Own and develop high quality bid responses to win “destination business”.
Coordinate with pursuit owners and account leaders to deliver responses within the submission deadline
Work with commercial leads to align quality sections with pricing submissions
Run the bid programme
Make effective use of bid data
Capture of lessons learnt to improve future bids

The Person – skill requirements:

Proven track record of producing successful complex tender responses.
Proven track record in authoring and/or copywriting quality sections of bids
Strong organisational skills
Comfortable working under pressure in the tight deadline world of bidding
High attention to detail
Ability to engage and collaborate with various people to deliver to programme
Impactful presentational skills valued
Commercial and pricing expertise valued
Highly proactive, flexible, enthusiastic and pragmatic delivery orientated approach with ‘can do’ attitude
Excellent planning, organizational and prioritisation skills
Able to work autonomously, and comfortable with rapid change, as well as working as part of a wider team
IT literate (MAC and/or PC) – good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, Excel and Power Point
Previous cleaning industry experience preferred but not essential

General Company Benefits

Work-from-home Friday, flexible working hours. Central London located premium office with parking, shower and cycling facilities

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay. Subsidised gym membership. Free fruit, snacks & drinks in the office

Genuine career opportunities and ‘promote from within’ culture - Continuous training and personal development programme

Employee of the Quarter plus annual Awards. Regular company-funded social events throughout the year

Cake & bubbles on your birthday!!

Annual away weekend for HQ team to European cities.