Bid Manager (French Speaking)

Job Introduction

Serco is a partner of choice to the European Institutions and other International Organisations. For the past 30 years, we have been providing European and International Organisations a wide range of services including ICT services in support, infrastructure, operations and development as well as managing different contact centres for the key European Institutions, agencies and organisations, in Brussels and across Europe.

What connects the ever-growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service –
To keep ahead, we have to evolve continually and enhance the way we deliver our services. Everyone in Serco has a role to play, here.

Serco provides the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

In anticipation of a future business opportunity we are seeking a​ Bid Manager (French Speaking), to reinforce the team in our Brussels office!

You will work within the European BD Team to provide dedicated, high-quality support to the central BD team and individual bid teams across the Business Unit.  The role will involve working with teams based in Belgium, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Holland, Switzerland and others.

This is a key role within the team to ensure that we are in the best position to win good business to grow and develop the company.

Day to day this means working with BD and bid teams to support adequate resourcing, robust governance and the production of winning bids.

This is an opportunity to work in a diverse organisation, in a high-profile, crucially-important role; it also offers opportunities to gain a broad range of experience within the BD and bidding environments.

This role sits in the European BD Team reporting to the Head of Bidding (Europe).

This is a project-based role, focussing initially on a strategic Defence opportunity but also working across all geographies and disciplines within the Europe BU as required.

We look forward to meeting you!  Discover the offer below and click on ‘Apply’ if you know that your skillset and talents are a suitable match for this opportunity.

Role Responsibility

As Bid Manager (French Speaker) you will be responsible for:

Bid management:

• Manage bid processes end-to-end, working closely with the European BDD, Head of Bidding and individual bid teams
• Manage physical and virtual bid teams, including securing inputs from key stakeholders, typically involving sales/marketing, technical, finance, commercial and legal colleagues
• Manage/support the bid strategy and production process, from opportunity identification through to submission and follow-up
• Manage/support the governance process for individual bids, working in partnership with the Bid Director (where applicable) and wider bid teams
• Manage/support key stages of the bid process – e.g. production of bid kick-off packs, running win strategy workshops, managing red reviews etc.
• Management and tracking of risks
• Manage individual bid calendars and budgets
• Manage the SharePoint site for each specific bid
• Manage bid portals – e.g. uploading clarification questions and circulating responses; uploading bid submissions on time etc.
• Ad hoc bid writing and production tasks as required
• Coordinate and contribute to client presentation/dialogue sessions as required

In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Belgium and around the world.

Successful Candidate

Essential technical, professional skills, knowledge and qualifications:

• Strong intellect
• Fluent French speaker (ideally French or Belgian national)
• Accuracy and attention to detail, with excellent organisational skills
• 5 years’ + experience of effectively managing live bids – Defence experience a strong advantage
• Excellent Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Capacity to handle demanding and fluctuating workload
• Thoroughness and attention to detail with steadiness under pressure
• Energy and tenacity
• Team player
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work with a range of people across the business

Additional / special features of the role

• Opportunity to influence and help develop new strategies within the BD/bid functions
• Opportunity to operate individually and within a team
• Opportunities for progression
• Opportunities to work across European, multi-disciplinary bids

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Package Description

Excellent Salary 

Corporate Benefits Package 

Support provided to EU Nationals requiring relocation – Information available upon request

And the chance to make a positive difference in a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

Further information available from the Serco Europe Recruitment Team

About the Company

Why should you join Serco ?

At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.

Meaningful and vital work - You’ll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated.

A world of opportunity - You’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression

Great people - You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work.

What we offer

• Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sector
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
• Permanent employment with comprehensive Serco Benefits package.

About Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play when managing complex public services.  

We are a team of 60,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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