Bid Manager

Join us as a Bid Manager within our Outsourcing line of business based out of our offices in either London,Redhill, Leeds, Glasgow or Edinburh working hybrid.

This is a unique role to contribute to WTW’s Outsourcing GB business success and combine your bid management and sales operations experience and credentials.

Working at pace, you will oversee the delivery of our Bids function which includes pitch presentations and site visits to potential new clients as well as to our community of Trustees and Third-Party Evaluators. Internally, you’ll work closely with Business Development and Client Management and other senior stakeholders to make a real impact. 

The role

• Oversee the delivery of bid management activities, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and compelling submissions.
• Personally lead complex and strategically important bids, acting as the primary contact for opportunities.
• Embed best-practice bid management and pipeline management whilst engaging with our wider sales operations and design businesses.
• Maintain a knowledge base of content and seek to continuously improve this.
• Support the delivery of pitch presentations as well as site visits for new business. 
• Ensure governance, compliance, and quality standards are consistently met across all bid activity.
• Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure bid strategies align with client needs and business priorities.
• Support wider sales activities including external events, award submissions and competitor/market research.

What you’ll bring:

• Significant experience managing the full lifecycle of bid activity, including pitches and site visits, ideally aligned to APMP principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders.
• Good understanding of pension administration services, with up-to-date knowledge of industry trends is preferable
• Be able to work at pace, be highly organised, commercially aware, and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a proactive and positive approach to overcoming challenges.
• Commitment to delivering consistent, high-quality, client-focused outputs.
• APMP qualified 

What We Offer

Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. You'll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, and regular health assessments, all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, access to an employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection, and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email candidate.helpdesk@wtwco.com

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