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Bid Solutions Limited

Salary

From £30,000 to £40,000 per year

Location

Exeter

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Michelmores is a leading regional law Firm, with offices based in Exeter & London. They provide focused and effective legal solutions for high profile national and international clients.
They advise clients across a range of practice areas and sectors within their key groups: Property, Business and Private Client.

They pride themselves in the ability to offer both the quality of work and the working environment to ensure their talented flourish in a supportive and friendly environment. Their partnership retains a collegiate style which has created a firm renowned for the enthusiasm of its people, which is able to attract and retain the very best talent.

The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Firm in the development and delivery of a high quality end to end tender service to the business.

Main Duties:-

* Manage and develop the firm's bid process; develop an end to end best practice approach

* Take the lead in delivering complex public and private sector tenders, ranging from team specific to major firm wide bids

* Conduct research and work with the Partners to develop a competitive strategy and an achievable project plan for each bid

* Work with key individual Partners to provide a strategic focus in their tender submissions, scoping the opportunity to help determine what clients really want and identify how our services will match their needs.

* Co-ordinate content, write copy and manage the production of bid document for the major firm-wide or strategic pitches

* Develop and draft quality bid content ensuring each submission is as state of the art as possible

* Work with the relevant teams and finance team to agree fee strategies

* Lead debrief strategy and communication on lessons learned following each tender submission

* Track the market to identify profitable public and private sector tenders

* Strategically develop relationships with the clients once appointed, including attending client meetings and acting as a point of contact for the firm.

* Create opportunities for fee earners to develop profitable and long term relationships with clients once appointed

Experience and Qualifications Required:-

* Minimum 18 months bid management experience, from identification through to delivery or equivalent experience in a focused Business Development role with industry knowledge

* Proven capability of delivering winning business opportunities

* Professional services experience preferred, but not essential

* First class IT Skills to assist with formatting and uploading the final bid documents

* CIM qualification would be desirable, but not essential

Special Skills and Personal Attributes:-

* Strong interpersonal skills, effective communicator at all levels (written and verbal)

* Excellent organisational skills, demonstrate examples of multi-tasking and an ability to juggle competing priorities

* Must interact well with others in a sensitive and effective way to build trusted relationships with key Partners and clients

* Self-motivated, committed to working towards goals with strong enthusiasm and career commitment

* Pro-active approach with the ability to work well under pressure and to demanding deadlines and occasionally unsociable hours

* Must be flexible, successfully adapting to changing demands and conditions

* Strategic and innovative thinker

* Experience of dealing with media an advantage

To apply for this vacancy please forward your CV and covering letter Bid Solutions


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