Senior Bid Manager

Position: Senior Bid Manager

Job Description

Manage end-to-end assigned Bids for the client/geo/portfolio Engage in qualified sales opportunities to deliver a proposal for opportunitiesManage the response process against RFIs / RFPs and ensure all the milestones and deliverables are met in a timely mannerIdentify inter-dependencies and develop an overall bid project plan with tasks, milestones, deliverables, and associated timelines for proposal preparation activities and tracks. Manage the Bid plan throughout the Bid ProcessEngage, coordinate within the Bid Team (Sales, Solutions, Practices, COE’s, Delivery, pre-sales etc.) to help produce deliverables according to client’s expectations, within time critical schedulesValidate preliminary approvals and timely heads up to aligned functions Organize/ Initiate a Solution Workshop/ calls to finalize, freeze the sizing, solution design as per the RFP requirements Act as the initial escalation point for Bid-team issues. Formal progress/status reports published to Bid Team & Leadership team Interface with other Proposal Support roles (i.e., Technical/Domain Specialists, Delivery teams and Practices) and other internal sources to help build/populate the proposal documents.Facilitate pricing development. Work with pricing to collate pricing approvals Ensure that compliance with all relevant aspects of solution design and delivery process, business control, reviews, and a timely closure of approvals before bid submission Deliver a final approved proposal documents to the Client in accordance with business rules and standard processesProvide support in lead generation, account planning, research & collateral development, and customer visitsPre-Requisites:Minimum 10-15 years in current roleGood communication skills with strong command over spoken & written (English)Program management skills to manage clients and partners and gather deliverables from a range of internal and external stakeholdersExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills