Bid & Marketing Manager

A great opportunity has become available for a reliable and skilled Bid & Marketing Manager to join a dynamic regional company recognised for developing and training its staff to succeed in their roles. Based in Portsmouth, you will join them on a full-time, permanentbasis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £60,000 per annum + car allowance and excellent benefits.

Our client is an expanding construction and maintenance company specialising in providing professional and high-quality construction, refurbishment, building maintenance and facilities management services across the south of England.

With a focus on delivering exceptional service to their clients and customers, the Bid & Marketing Manager position is well suited to an individual that is looking to advance their career and gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace.

Company values

Our client take pride in everything they do - Which means they expect all their employees to:

• Present a professional appearance at all times
• Keep your work area safe, tidy and well organised
• Deliver a high standard of work at all times

Our client have Integrity, built-in

Company Benefits:

• 31 days annual leave rising to 36 days with length of service (including bank holidays)
• Buy & Sell Holiday scheme
• Company sick pay after probation
• Life Insurance
• Octopus Electric Dreams Car Scheme paid for through salary sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Employee recognition scheme
• Length of Service Rewards
• Defined contribution Pension Scheme of 8% (3% Employer and 5% Employee)
• Employee Assistance Programme to support all staff
• Refer a Friend scheme

About the Role:

A pivotal role to help the business meet their sales targets and an excellent opportunity for a bid professional looking to step up into a management role with some line management responsibilities. The Bid & Marketing Manager will be responsible for ensuring that bid submissions are completed correctly and in a timely manner. You will be responsible for overseeing the writing and production of all quality submissions and completion of all tender documentation to a high standard.

Key responsibilities as the Bid & Marketing Manager will include:

Team Supervision

• Line Management of Graduate Bid Writer - providing day to day distribution of tasks, oversight of their work and monitoring of their workload, mentoring and line management

Marketing

• Oversee external marketing including Company Website, LinkedIn and Newletters
• Oversee Internal Marketing including management of the Internal Company Communications Apps
• Oversee Company Social Value and Sustainability Plan

Bid Management

• Liaise with Operational Directors and manage Maintenance and Constructions bids end to end
• To produce and manage a bid plan in line with internal Management System, set up key review meetings/milestones and identify the resources needed to deliver the bid. Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure key clarifications are raised and distributed
• Ensure Contracts for winning bids are received, signed returned and securely stored within the business

Bid Writing

• To write and develop content for tender responses which are bespoke to and exceed the client's expectations. Ensuring all submission documents are free from errors, professionally represent the business, and the presentation and layout is correct and to a high standard

What the company are looking for in their Bid & Marketing Manager:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Bid Writer and/or Manager
• Strong working knowledge/experience of bidding within the UK Construction sector as the role will primarily be focused on bids within this market
• Comfortable using a variety of computer programs such as Microsoft Office and Adobe InDesign
• Professional accreditations such as APMP or Prince2 would be advantageous but are not essential

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our clients Bid & Marketing Manager then please click "apply" now - We’d love to hear from you!

The company is an Equal Opportunities employer and a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. They are also a member of the Hampshire Construction Training Association.

It is a further requirement that all staff must pass a DBS check.