Job Description

Would you like to work for Opus, one of the UK\xe2\x80\x99s largest independent Managed Service Providers who were awarded Company of the Year and the Business Growth award at the Surrey Business Awards 2022?

Established in 1992, Opus integrates best of breed solutions, to deliver tailored, managed services to medium and large enterprises from both the private and public sector nationwide. Our world-class expertise is delivered by our internal teams, while leveraging best of breed technology partners such as Microsoft, Mitel, 8x8, Cirrus, Five9, Gamma where we have achieved platinum partner status.

We deliver outstanding customer experience and are the only MSP to be awarded the Service Mark accreditation from the Institute of Customer Service.
We are a Disability Confident employer and Living Wage accredited.

Position:

Due to our impressive consistent growth within the IT & Telecoms sector, we have an exciting opportunity for a Bid Manager who has similar values, looking to work with some awe-inspiring people in an inclusive and supportive environment that offers valuable training and career development.

Where? Join our Bid Team

The Bid Manager will manage the end-to-end bid process to produce compliant, professional (ITT, RFI, RFP, Expression of Interest and Selection Questionnaires etc) bid responses within customer defined timeframes, support the Bid Director on Framework opportunities and the ongoing day to day bid administration tasks.
Additionally, you will be responsible for:

• Managing an opportunity from Bid kick off through to contract award
• Working closely with the Sales Team on tender/proposal responses
• Identifying opportunities, via procurement portals, to identify new opportunities
• Working with the Bid Director to maintain personal bid statistics on pipeline, bids in qualification, work in progress, bid submitted, bids shortlisted & won/loss
• Updating and maintaining the Bid Management knowledge base and relevant material on an IT database
• Representing the company in a professional, courteous and dignified manner

Become part of our exciting success story

For other opportunities please follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opustechnology

Requirements:

Who? are we looking for?

We are seeking a Bid Manager with:

• A minimum of 3 years previous experience working as a Bid Manager in the IT/Telecommunications sector ideally within an SME
• Experience working in a sales driven environment responding to Public Sector Tenders i.e., RFP\xe2\x80\x99s, RFQ\xe2\x80\x99s and Selection Questionnaires, and formal Private Sector opportunities
• The ability to work under pressure, delivering to tight deadlines and manage multiple bids
• The confidence to deal with internal and external customers and suppliers
• Excellent communication as well as a high standard of letter and report writing skills
• A commitment to continual education by attending workshops, events, certification courses and professional publications

Other information:

Salary c\xc2\xa350k DOE + Car Allowance 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays Remote with a visit to the Reigate office 1-2 times a month

What? can Opus offer you?

• Free daily breakfasts in the office
• Regular companywide events
• Monthly \'shining star\' employee recognition awards
• Pension and life insurance
• Refer a friend scheme (\xc2\xa31,000)
• Mental health, financial and legal support
• Training and development plans
• State of the art offices
• Option to buy and sell holiday
• Employee Dream Ball - Quarterly chance to win \xc2\xa32.5k towards a dream

Culture is important to us as are our values

• Work together to win together
• Be brave and think differently
• Own it and never give up
• Strive to be the best
• Stay curious and keep learning