Bid Manager

Job Introduction

Sodexo's Government and Agencies segment have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic BID Manager or Project Manager to join our high performing Business Development team.

In this an exciting role where you will actively manage the tender process for medium and complex bids, adding value and effective support to the segment sales team by co-ordinating all day to day bid activity.

To be successful in this role you should be a strong communicator, with the ability to manage people and work with stakeholders across the business and externally. The role requires excellent project management skills and energy in order to guide the bid project team from start to finish.

This is a great time to join Sodexo's Government Segment, we have recently merged our Justice Services and Government & Agencies business and are starting to bring to life synergies and focus, benefiting our teams and clients.

Role Responsibility

• Provide active bid management support and lead all day to day bid activities for medium and complex bids
• Compile, issue and maintain the bid plan and compliance matrix, agreeing responsibilities and time frames with the appropriate sales lead
• Log and track risk throughout the tender process, highlighting areas of concern with the sales lead
• Manage and communicate to the bid team all bid-related interactions through the relevant client portal, including document management, CQs, messages and submission of completed responses
• Play a key role in scheduling and delivering bid team meetings (kick off, storyboarding sessions, key reviews, governance/sign off etc)
• Ensure the winning strategy and win themes are articulated effectively throughout the bid response, showing excellent appreciation of what the client needs
• Create, publish and submit tender response documents

For a full list of responsibilities please review the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

• Should have strong people management skills, be comfortable communicating and influencing at a senior level
• Have proven experience in planning, producing and delivering compliant bids/ projects with the ability to manage multi-workstream opportunities and large numbers of contributors in a complex business environment
• Good understanding of risk management and mitigation
• Be an organised, professional individual with great administration skills and excellent attention to details
• The ideal candidate would be APMP certified at least Foundation level however good professional experience or other qualifications will be considered.
• A flexible approach to the working week will be needed to accommodate the peaks and troughs of the bid lifecycle in return we will offer time off in lieu for any additional hours worked.

Package Description

Up to £48,000 per annum plus bonus and benefits

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

This role is offered on a fully remote basis with some flexibility to hours

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their age, disability, gender, transgender, marital or family status, race or ethnicity, religious belief of sexual orientation are welcome to and included within our business. We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process