Bid Manager

Job Introduction
At Serco, we strive to promote and enable the diversity, development, wellbeing and safety of our people. We understand that healthier, happier employees go hand-in-hand with strong business performance, enhanced productivity and better outcomes for those we serve. We want everybody who works for Serco to have a positive experience and access to opportunities to develop in their chosen careers.

Serco Italia S.p.A. is one of the top 50 World Space Manufacturing and Service companies with a long history of providing Earth Observation operations, maintenance and front-end services to the European Space Agency. The company also offers vast experience to a huge number of IT and space markets including: central governments, defence organisations, the aerospace industry and commercial companies.

Join our dynamic team as a **Bid Manager** at our Serco Office in Frascati, Italy. In this role, you'll be an integral part of the European Bid Team, collaborating with diverse bid teams across the Business Unit. Based in Italy, you'll also work closely with teams in Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Holland, Switzerland, and beyond.

This role is crucial in positioning the company for success by securing valuable business opportunities and contributing to its growth. Day-to-day, you'll collaborate with **Business Development (BD)** and bid teams, ensuring proper resourcing, implementing strong governance, and actively participating in crafting winning bids.

Operating on a project basis, this role spans all geographies and disciplines within the Europe Business Unit as required. Join us and be a driving force in our exciting projects and initiatives

Main Responsibilities
As a Bid Manager you will be responsible for:

- Independently manage small to medium-scale bid processes end-to-end, working closely with the Head of Bidding and individual bid teams.
- Support the management of larger-scale/strategic bids as required, working in collaboration with Bid Directors and BD Leads.
- Manage physical and virtual bid teams, including securing inputs from key stakeholders, typically involving sales, technical, finance, commercial, legal and marketing 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 Bid Directors (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 submission portals.
- 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 Italy and around the world.

**Your skills**:

- Over 5 years of successful experience in the management of live bids.
- Proficient in Office tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
- Ability to manage demanding and fluctuating workloads effectively.
- Exhibits thoroughness and attention to detail while maintaining composure under pressure.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders across the business.

**_Desirable:_**
- Familiarity with Space and Defence bidding processes.
- Chance to contribute to and shape strategies within the bidding and Business Development (BD) functions.
- Opportunity to work autonomously and collaboratively within a team.
- Prospects for career advancement.
- Opportunities to engage in European, multi-disciplinary bidding initiatives.

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 redesigni