Job Description

Bid Manager

PCD320170

We are seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join our UK Team At the organisation, our London office. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of Working at the organisation, week in the office.

As a Bid Manager, you’ll be fast-learning, self-motivated, highly organised and creative in order to drive revenue growth by supporting our global commercial team in its goal of winning new business and client rebid opportunities. The successful candidate will be required to collaborate with a variety of teams and stakeholders across the business and to develop detailed and unique responses to bid and tender documents, taking the lead on the bid management process whilst ensuring our bid library is up to date.

You’ll join a passionate, client-centric and growing team responsible for a portfolio of clients that contributes a significant portion of revenue annually and is key to Mercer Marsh Benefits growth strategy.

We will count on you to:

Contribute to planned and sustained business growth through the successful completion and progression of high-value, complex bids and tenders across both new and existing business for our UK Benefits Management solutions.

Ensure compliant, engaging and standout bids are submitted, in line with best bid and proposal practices. We’re looking for someone who’s creative, with exemplary writing and bid management skills.

Ensure that all aspects of the bid criteria are completed in line with tender instructions and achieving tender deadlines by managing and motivating subject-matter experts in the business effectively.

Monitor, review and evaluate bids/tenders proactively, identify learning from all submitted bids and ensure that lessons are addressed and reflected in future bids/tenders.

Contribute to the management of the bid library, ensuring that all content is kept current and liaising with subject-matter experts where applicable.

Conducting feedback/lessons learned sessions with a variety of stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.

What you need to have:

Experience managing medium complexity bids, from RFP receipt through to pitch.

Experience in writing and project managing proposals/presentations, aligned with client requirements and company branding.

A customer-focused, innovative approach to win strategy development and storytelling.

Demonstrable ability to manage high-value bids to a defined process with a track record of delivering quality bids in a timely fashion.

Proficient in productivity suite, including enterprise collaboration platform, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Teams.

Ability to work to tight deadlines, manage multiple projects and perform under pressure.

Research/draft responses to proposal questions in collaboration with subject-matter experts.

Own master documents and incorporate multiple rounds of edits through completion.

Evidence of analytical skills and a good eye for detail; producing appropriate, accurate, high quality written work within challenging work limits while holding pursuit teams accountable.

What makes you stand out:

Experience within the HR/employee benefits/wellbeing sector is advantageous, but not essential; we are looking for the brightest talent to join us.

A passion for creating standout responses that will truly differentiate our proposal for our clients, demonstration understanding of their business challenges and goals.

Familiarity with QorusDocs, Adobe and online bid procurement tools (such as Ariba).

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.