Bid Manager

The Bid Manager will be responsible for coordinating all of Redweb's proposals, tenders and quotes. This will involve monitoring requests for quotes and working collaboratively with other teams to ensure the quality and consistency of all proposals and tender documents. You will also be expected to produce quotes and proposals.

The post involves:

• Monitoring requests for proposals, tenders and quotes
• Logging enquiries and assigning to appropriate staff for attention
• Producing quotes and straightforward proposals
• Assisting with the maintenance of the service catalogue
• Responsibility for monitoring the overall quality and consistency of tenders, quotes and proposals
• Supporting tender writing activities
• Ensuring that Redweb is quoting realistically and competitively for work
• Supporting and liaising with account teams
• Assisting with the personal development of the account team members with respect to their knowledge of the quotation process
• Maintaining a calendar of tender/proposal activities
• Assisting with definition of new products and services
• Understanding and implementing Redweb's pricing models
• Liaising with suppliers where necessary for the completion of tenders, quotes and proposals.

Based in our Bournemouth office, the successful candidate will have:

• Sufficient financial awareness to ensure proposals are commercially viable
• Proven experience of working in a fast-moving environment where ability to deliver is paramount
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills and the ability to interact comfortably at director level, both internally to the company and externally
• Outstanding organisational skill and superior attention to detail
• Up-to-date industry knowledge through reading publications/journals and undertaking appropriate training and development
• An understanding of ISO quality systems or similar
• The ability to lead, motivate and delegate effectively to a team, providing guidance to junior staff in their career development.

As well as competitive rates of pay, we also offer:

• Working for a progressive and fast growing company
• Training opportunities and personal development
• Working with some of the UK's top blue chip and government organisations
• Contributory pension scheme
• Profit related bonus scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Good social scene and events.

Redweb is an equal opportunities employer.

The closing date for this post is Wednesday 30th September 2009.