Proposal Manager

Proposal Manager

£40,000 – £50,000 dependent on experience

Remote working

On-going training & development

Aviva DigiCare+ – Employee Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion

Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)

• Free meals when on site
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Holiday Purchase scheme

As Proposal Manager you will sit within The Creative Lab,  a high performing specialist unit, focused on the creation and production of sales documents across Compass UK&I. The team work nationally, managing high value bids, proposals and presentations across multiple sectors.

The Proposal Manager will support and produce creative, strategic, solution based bid proposals and manage day-to-day bid activity, ensuring a compliant, compelling bid which communicates the agreed win strategies and win themes. As the key point of contact you will liaise with internal and external stakeholders to co-ordinate bid responses. All project activity will be managed and tracked, keeping the bid team informed with regular updates.   

• Managing all aspects of bid creation, management and submission in addition to the creation of proposals and presentations 
• Tracking and manage progress of the bid through the Compliance Matrix.
• Supporting Sales and Retention Lead in identifying win strategies, solution design, management of tender clarification logs and preparation of the Bid Overview template prior to the kick-off workshop.
• Support the design process using Adobe Creative Suite to create high impact bids, proposals and presentations.

The successful Proposal Manager will have

• A proven track record in managing and winning complex bids in addition to a record of persuasive bid writing to create compelling sales documents.
• Ability to demonstrate the necessary skills to guide a diverse virtual team successfully through the bid process.
• Ability to build relationships with both internal departments, comfortable working with Directors.
• Demonstrable experience of using a bid management methodology (eg Shipley, BidPerfect).
• Creative strategic thinking and ability to look at different ways of doing things. Willing to develop, drive and implement new solutions.