Bid Manager

Netcompany is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK, recognised for disrupting the marketplace and helping to transform the IT sector. We deliver IT Transformation and Delivery services to some of the most well-known organisations in the UK and can count 18% of the FTSE 100 as clients, delivering services across several different sectors.

Netcompany have ambitious growth plans for the next few years and will continue to win and deliver multi-million-pound projects, offering a fantastic opportunity for all members of staff to grow with us and carve out a challenging, successful and rewarding career

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bid Manager to join our growing business development team. Your primary responsibility will be to manage the end-to-end bid lifecyclewith a focus on frameworkopportunitiesand own the delivery of winning bids. You will be a natural coach who thrives onachieving ahigh qualityoutput.

You’llalso play a key role in driving improvements across our bid function including processes,framework education,tools, and content – so we get better every time.

The role is highly networked role requiring an ability to manage and motivate a matrix managed team and requires an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines. The role requires excellent organisational,attention to detail,commercial skills,planning, interpersonal and people management skills with strong business acumen. There will be a particular focus on the public sector (e.g. central/local government, NHS, etc.) and major frameworks such as G-Cloud, DOS, TS,DALASetc.

Skilled in analysing requirements and collaborating with subject matter experts, both technical and non-technical, with experience in writing high-quality copy, tailored to the audience.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all bidsframeworkto ensure successful appointment
• Lead and manage the fullend to end bid lifecycle.
• Manage complex, multi-disciplinary bid teams to deliver high-quality responses to strict deadlines.
• Ensure all submissions meet client requirements and internal governance standards.
• Support internal knowledge sharing.
• Ability toidentifyrisks and propose solutions to mitigate.
• Accountable fordriving the increase in quality of submissions.
• Identifyand educatingthe wider function around the use of frameworks.
• Work with Sector Leads to develop,coachand agree win strategy and themes, executive summaries, and validation of our value proposition.
• Understand customer requirements and translate our capabilities and case studies into compelling responses.
• Manage assigned opportunities through the Decision gates.
• Participation in supplier days and presentationswhereappropriate.
• Review and edit bid responses for consistency, compliance, win theme incorporation, solution accuracy, and other elements during regular and core team review cycles to create the final bid submission
• Create presentations using PowerPoint and coach individuals and teams on presentation best practice.
• Supportmanagementof inbox requests.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a bid role in technology industry
• Demonstrable experience and capability in delivering winning bids andsuccessfully gaining a place on multipleframeworks.
• Knowledgeof bidding best practice techniques, e.g., APMP
• Excellent English language writing skills, both technical and non-technical, with experience in writing high-quality copy, tailored to the audience.
• Exceptional organisationaland project managementskills, with an ability to manage a diverse range of tasks, involving different people and different activities to tight deadlines.
• Highly computer literate across the office software.
• Confident communicator both verbally, written and visually.
• Expert ability to to communicate and support value proposition.
• Excellent people skills and the ability tointerface withall levels of management.
• Ability to create original content using interview and research techniques.
• Commercialunderstanding, P&L and risk management skills.
• APMP Practitioner or Professional level would be an asset
• Project management qualification would be an asset

Additional Information

Netcompany Academy

Through our Netcompany Academy, we offer a diverse range of courses, seminars and certifications carefully curated to support your development. As you advance in your career, the Academy tailors its offerings to enhance your managerial skills, deepen your understanding of methodologies, hone your leadership abilities, and fine-tune your strategic acumen.

As you progress through the content, you’ll naturally take on more responsibility and network with your peers.

• Must be willing to do UK based travel for projects.
• Must hold an active UK Security Clearance

Benefits include

• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Company information

Join Netcompany, where we proudly hold the 5th position on the esteemed UK Top 50 Best Places to Work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards for 2024.

At Netcompany, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.

Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017. As one of Northern Europe's most accomplished IT companies, we have expanded our headcount globally to 7400+ employees and have offices in UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

Netcompany is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us. We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme.

#J-18808-Ljbffr