The Bid Manager will be responsible for driving best practice approaches and highquality bids in our 200person strong Turner & Townsend Japan team. Acting at both an advisory and handson 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 cando mindset.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Lead a best practice approach and the of proposals tenders and bid responses focused on key markets in Japan. 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 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
Qualifications :
- Relevant degree in Business Marketing English or engineering.
- Association of Proposal Management Professional (APMP) accreditation desired or willing to be completed
- Minimum 8 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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Remote Work :
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Employment Type :
Fulltime