Senior Bid Manager

Job description / Role

Senior Bid Manager - Dubai

An established consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to join the team in Dubai/Abu Dhabi. Reporting to Head of Sales and Marketing, this individual is responsible for developing strategic bids and managing the entire bid process from Qualification to Win/Loss debrief.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
* Work with the Markets team and Lead Partner to establish and manage the entire bid process, advising on best practice bid methodology and developing a project plan with critical milestones and dependencies identified.
* Ensure that all team members have clear understanding of their individual roles, key milestones and deliverables. Build in adequate time for review and preparation sessions with key stakeholders.
* Input to brainstorming sessions on strategy and client communication plan by providing/researching information to complete stakeholder political analysis and competitor analysis.
* Brief and engage with the Design/Graphics team and guide them on creative concepts that will support the value proposition.
* Assist in the development and production of all bid collaterals and manage key team stakeholder expectations of the design and production process.
* Act as a review point for all collateral and where appropriate help draft or refine content based on the agreed value proposition and win themes.
* Attend all strategic checkpoint/review meetings, draft and circulate actions and decisions.
* Advise the team on best practice tools and creative approaches and provide appropriate information and samples from the bid advisory knowledge sources and databases.
* Advise on oral presentations, co-ordinating and rehearsing proposal teams prior to the oral presentations and give feedback.
* Schedule and prepare the Win/Loss debrief with the Bid Advisor and Lead Engagement Partner.

Requirements

* Qualified to degree level or equivalent.
* Minimum 6 years experience of competitive bidding in a sales and marketing environment.
* Deep bid project management experience.
* Running bids with third-party involvement would be an advantage.
* Excellent writing and communications skills.
* Effective organisational and project management skills.
* Ability to work under pressure with challenging deadlines, multiple stakeholders and opinions
* Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage complex and multiple work-streams

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