The Bid Manager plays a central business development role, supporting Culina’s group-wide approach to winning new business through effective bid management, market intelligence, and maintenance of the BD Excellence knowledge base. The role is responsible for coordinating high-quality, timely proposal submissions and ensuring that the business has access to the content, insight, and collateral needed to respond effectively to client opportunities.
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities
- Bid Management
- Manage bids end-to-end from receipt of RFI documentation through to RFQ submission.
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure content is developed, reviewed, and delivered in line with submission deadlines.
- Support the production of proposal documents, including desktop publishing and content creation such as case studies and market insight material.
- Manage bid submissions through a variety of client channels, including email, online portals, and procurement systems.
- BD Excellence Knowledge Base
- Create, maintain, and manage key facts, figures, and sales collateral for use in proposals across the Culina Group.
- Ensure proposal documents are accurately indexed, stored, and accessible for future use.
- Market Intelligence
- Conduct market research to support ongoing industry trend analysis and the development of customer insight materials.