Bid Manager

Key Success Factors

• Effective bid library that assists in the production of customer response documents
• Production of bids that result in high quality scores
• Quick identification of suitable opportunities
• Development of case studies, and tender materials/answers that are up to date, and allow us to quickly and effectively respond to new tenders
• Providing insightful bid feedback to the tenders team and wider business.
• Contributing to uphold our 20% minimum win rate.

Qualifications and Education

• 3+ years of experience of working within a team environment showing career progression (ideally within tendering/procurement)
• Evidence of success whilst working in an environment with conflicting time demands/deadlines

About you                                                                                             

At Believ, we are building a culture that attracts and retains the best talent. We are a dedicated and high-performing team, accustomed to working at pace in an ever-evolving industry, and we are looking for people who are as passionate as us about cutting carbon emissions and providing cleaner air for all. The successful candidate will have the following attributes and skills:

Skills

• Exhibits resilience, patience and understanding
• Excellent computer and literacy skills including Windows based software programmes, primarily Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat an advantage
• Personality: results oriented, responsive, committed, ambitious, flexible
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to write and edit documents
• Great time management skills and able to work under pressure.
• Able to influence and encourage those who you work alongside you, to meet demanding deadlines and able to escalate when your soft skills don’t work.

Experience

• Experience in, or knowledge of, the emerging EV charging sector would be beneficial
• Experience in tendering for for public sector clients for Local Authority infrastructure or mobility related procurements is desirable, such as EV chargers, parking related assets or other on-street infrastructure, car clubs, cycle hire/ e-scooters.
• Experience in transport planning, town planning or a like would also be beneficial in understanding client considerations.
• Strong communication, written and oral skills, with experience of proof-reading.
• The ability to manage multiple projects, always maintaining an excellent standard of work.
• The ability to take ownership of tasks, be dynamic and driven with the ability to work confidently both independently and as part of a team.
• Commerciality and an interest in developing strong business acumen
• Being a good team player who thrives under pressure and can flexibly work to deadlines.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• 33 days annual leave, including 8 Bank Holiday days
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical insurance, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Pension contribution up to 10%
• Access to our car benefit scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us.
• Access to Virgin Media and O2 perks/discounts – including, free application for box seat tickets at the O2 for events throughout the year, discounted phone and broadband deals, and much more.

Location

The business is currently based in our offices in Southwark, London. The position is full-time hybrid, working a minimum of three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) in our London, Cardiff or Edinburgh offices, with flexibility to work from home around that if desired.

Believ is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.