Senior Commercial Bid Manager Cullompton At Gregory Distribution Ltd, due to continued growth, we have a vacancy for a Senior Commercial Bid Manager, to be based at our Cullompton Depot.
This position will involve leading the Business Solutions team to find the best in class solutions for the business.
The position involves:.
Winning new business opportunities through bids and proposals, aligning with strategic objectives and business development plans.
Develop and write clear, concise, and persuasive bid proposals are compliant with the tender requirements and guidelines, including formatting, content structure, and submission deadlines.
Proactive development of win themes, answer strategy and engaging customer focused content with relevant stakeholders.
Review, edit and proofread proposals to ensure they are error-free and of the highest quality.
Maintain and update a library of bid responses, ensuring all information is current, relevant and maintains the house style.
Developing and sharing best practices, improving content, messaging, and processes.
Comfortable leading commercial and operational discussions and contributing strategic and operational insight to proposals.
Identifying cross-selling opportunities, working with other areas of the group for them to become fruition inline with the groups strategic goals.
Collaborate with various internal stakeholders, subject matter experts, to develop compelling and competitive bids.
Conducting research and supporting the business development team to source the best in class solutions for the company.
Generating monthly reports, analysing tender activity, and suggesting improvements.
Collaborating with the Business Development team and the wider business, offering advice and assistance as needed.
Managing the budget and monitoring spending to achieve planned objectives.
Essential Skills: Experience of bid management within the warehousing/transport and logistics industry is essential.
Member of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) is advantageous.
Experience developing and implementing winning bid strategies.
Experience leading multiple, concurrent bids.
Experience managing a diverse range of stakeholders across multiple bids.
Experience of championing, developing and presenting best-in-class bids & tenders process Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Strong written and communication skills Strong organisational abilities and process minded.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Able to liaise at all levels in the organisation.
Excellent time management skills and ability to work under pressure.
Why Gregory Distribution?
Remuneration package worth £70,000-£80,000 DOE.
This package includes excellent company benefits and company car allowance.
Hours of work are Monday - Friday, from 08:30hrs - 17:00hrs.
Additional holiday purchasing scheme* Retail discounts with Hapi* Retail Trust Wellbeing Support* Opportunity to develop your career within an expanding business.
Excellent holiday allowance and company benefits.
Life assurance, pension and sickness scheme* Christmas Savings Club* Black Circle Tyre discount* Leading industry qualifications* This vacancy is not entitled to the employee referral scheme.
Free Uniform.
Strong culture of teamwork.
So if you have the drive to be the best and want to be a part of a flourishing and ambitious company, apply now for this vacancy.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, and we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
The Gregory Group require all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas.
You will be required to provide proof of Right to Work at interview stage.
Interested applicants for the Senior Commercial Bid Manager position should click the apply button below.
For any queries in relation to the vacancy please contact our Recruitment Team on .
Please take into account that our Recruitment Team work Monday to Friday 08:30hrs - 17:00hrs, so we will get back to you as soon as we can.
External Website Applications: You will be redirected to the Gregory distribution Website where you can apply for this vacancy.
You will be asked to complete a short application form and will receive email confirmation when it has been submitted.
Note to recruitment agencies: We prefer to recruit direct, but we do have a Preferred Supplier List for when we need a helping hand.
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