Marketing & Bid Director

Marketing & Bid Director - Up to £75,000 plus car allowance - Birmingham or Middlesex

Our client is a leading provider of Facilities Management and Secure Solutions across the UK. They are enjoying exponential growth and as a result they are looking for a Marketing and Bid Director to lead a newly formed combined team. Based from their offices in either from Birmingham or Middlesex­­­­­­­­­­­, we are looking for a marketing expert who also has experience of managing a bid function.

You will be responsible for creating the marketing and communications strategy which will include campaigns, digital marketing, PR and events and will develop and implement the marketing plans which will include branding, corporate identity initiatives, promotional calendars and programmes and other marketing projects.

Marketing responsibilities include

Develop and manage the marketing budget and track and reports on ROI on marketing campaignsDevelop a social media programmeLiaise with external contractors and provide scope of works for any specialist projectsNegotiate contracts with external media partnersDevelop and plans and manage through the internal marketing resourceWork closely with the Business Development and Sales Directors to build marketing programmes which support growth for their target markets Book and attend trade shows and create relevant collateral to accompany the teamCreate content with clear "Call to Actions" and manage the website content, press releases and industry new releasesLine management of the marketing team to include marketing manager, content and communications manager

Bid Responsibilities Include

Managing the bid function, you will be responsible for developing the bid strategy and processes to include bid/no bid matrix for both competitive and non-competitive bids plus framework agreements and bid portals.

Develop a bid library with varied and detailed relevant contentWorking with the Head of Bid Management and other relevant departments, run reports and present them with accurate data around bids/success/process and look for ways to continuously improveAnalysing the data, present plans and training to help them improveSeek to implement best practice and guide the sales teams and stakeholders on how to improve the bid win ratiosWork closely with sales and operational teams to ensure bids are well qualified.Management of PQQs, RFI's, SQs, ITTs, RFPs and proposals.Developing win strategiesManaging timelines for response and allocation of resourceScheduling and chairing kick off and review meetings and ensuring actions are followed throughCo-ordinating, editing, writing and reviewing response documentsManaging the return of information from relevant departments for inclusion into bidsSubmitting the response (email, portal and postal).Managing any post submission clarifications

Salesforce & Governance

Ensure all opportunities are entered and tracked within the Salesforce SystemCreate dashboards to ensure ease for reportingManagement of Salesforce Administrator

This is fast paced and in-depth role which is pivotal to the organisation. You will need to be calm under pressure, whilst managing multiple projects through your teams and will need to be engaged and passionate to deliver a well-functioning marketing and bid function in a business which is experiencing rapid growth.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business with a well-qualified team to help you achieve success.

If you feel you meet the bill and have both marketing and bid experience, then please submit your CV today and call for a confidential discussion. We look forward to speaking to you.