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 opportunities
Manage the response process against RFIs / RFPs and ensure all the milestones and deliverables are met in a timely manner
Identify 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 Process
Engage, 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 schedules
Validate 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 processes
Provide support in lead generation, account planning, research & collateral development, and customer visits
Pre-Requisites:
Minimum 10-15 years in current role
Good 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 stakeholders
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

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