Bid Manager

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Days of Working: Monday to Friday

As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• To develop a deep knowledge of OCS across the group, building horizontal and vertical relationships with business leaders to facilitate and support the winning of new business
• To program and manage bid activity, including the facilitation of kick-off meetings, solution development, final bid document submission, bid award and (if appropriate) handover to operations
• Researching potential clients and developing an understanding of their requirements to support the development of the solution
• Organising and facilitating bid/no bid sessions, bid kick-off and solution meetings with the primary sales lead, commercial analysts, supply chain partners and other bid contributors
• Create written content which is persuasive and informative

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• Must have Right to Work in the UK
• To develop a deep knowledge of OCS Group UK, building both horizontal and vertical relationships with business leaders to facilitate successful bidding
• To manage bid activity on behalf of business development teams, including the facilitation of deal planning sessions, bid development, final bid document submission, bid award and (if appropriate) handover to mobilisation
• Researching potential clients and developing an understanding of their requirements, create written content which is persuasive and informative
• To consult with respective heads of business development on opportunities, co-ordinate tender document production, formatting and submission