Bid Manager
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Job Summary
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Bid Manager to support our European business in delivering high-quality compliant and compelling bids across public and private sector opportunities. This role is central to our European growth strategy and will involve leading the end-to-end bid process ensuring timely delivery and alignment with client expectations and evaluation criteria.
In addition to managing the bid process this role requires a hands-on approach to bid development. The successful candidate will actively contribute to bid content working alongside subject matter experts to shape win themes and produce high-quality written responses that clearly articulate our value proposition. This role mainly targets UK opportunities but also supports our markets in France and Germany.
Mission
Win complex high-value public and private sector deals through disciplined and compliant bids that score highly.
Key Responsibilities
Bid Management
Lead the full bid lifecycle from opportunity qualification through to submission and post-submission reviews.
Develop and manage bid plans schedules and resource allocation using collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft Teams Planner).
Facilitate kick-off meetings win theme workshops and regular progress reviews.
Coordinate inputs from commercial delivery and technical teams ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities.
Ensure bids are compliant with client requirements including formatting structure and submission protocols.
Apply appropriate governance and quality gates (e.g. Pink/Red/Gold reviews) maintain a compliance matrix and ensure traceability to all requirements.
Manage bidder Q&A risks issues and mitigation plans; track status and actions to senior stakeholders.
Maintain a central repository of bid documentation templates and reusable content.
Support continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and evolving bid processes.
Bid Development and Writing
Actively contribute to bid writing including drafting and refining executive summaries value propositions and case studies.
Translate technical and commercial input into clear persuasive evaluator-focused responses aligned to scoring criteria.
Conduct SME interviews and desk-based research to strengthen bid content.
Own sections of bids where appropriate taking accountability for quality and timely delivery.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of reusable proposal collateral and knowledge libraries.
Qualifications :
5 years experience in a bid management role ideally within technology consulting or systems integration.
Proven ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously under tight deadlines.
Strong understanding of UK public sector procurement processes (e.g. Crown Commercial Service frameworks competitive tenders).
Excellent organisational written and verbal communication skills.
High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Language: Native-level English (written and spoken).
Desirable Skills & Exposure
Experience with Microsoft technologies (e.g. Dynamics 365 Power Platform Azure).
Familiarity with digital transformation programmes.
Strong bid writing and editing capability.
Personal Qualities
Confident and professional communicator comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders.
Highly proactive and self-driven with a pragmatic hands-on mindset.
Comfortable balancing bid leadership with direct contribution to bid outputs.
Calm and structured under pressure with strong time management skills.
Outcome-focused always working from the evaluators perspective
Additional Information :
What we offer:
Hitachi Solutions offers competitive compensation packages (incl. bonuses) pension and benefits plans. Work/Life balance is an essential part of our culture and all our employees are home workers although you will be expected to come into our or customers offices regularly. We operate a comprehensive career development programme that includes mentoring and training plans to ensure that you will continue to grow and develop your career at Hitachi.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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About Company
Hitachi solutions is the global leader in delivering success with business applications based on Microsoft Cloud, including Dynamics 365. With deep industry expertise and the latest technologies around ERP, CRM, Field service, BI, IOT and Ecommerce, we help companies transform their b ... View more
