Senior Bid Manager

Role Overview We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and previously successful Senior Bid Manager to join our Strategic Sales team here at Sopra Steria. You will manage complex and / or strategically important sales opportunities; work toward fixed deadlines with teams from Sopra Steria, suppliers and sub-contractors on multiple projects and bids, across a varied range of clients and customers. Covering all Government Departments including Defence and Emergency Services and Private Sector, this role is not for the faint hearted, but will give the opportunity to be involved in some of the most complex strategic bids for the company, working with UK senior management across the organisation and at times our European colleagues.

Our solutions range from small scale consultancy projects to large scale IT enabled Business Process services, the ideal candidate will have experience of working on and winning bids covering a similar range. Key Responsibilities You will be responsible for delivering bids, confidently, to multiple clients and external audiences, under pressure and to fixed deadlines; You will develop bid plans and be responsible for managing them through to conclusion; You will develop bid budgets and be responsible for managing to the budget; You will write and edit/review customer proposal documents; You will matrix manage/lead a team of subject matter experts, including technology, business process, commercial and legal experts and provide sales process advice guidance when required; At times will be asked to mentor junior team members to assist in their development and experience of the bid management process