Manufacturing Bid Lead

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit a Manufacturing Bid Lead subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. The role will be a hybrid role of working from home and onsite (1-2 days per week).

This role would suit a candidate from a strong manufacturing or production background who has bid manager / bid proposals experience. A defence or aerospace background would be great.

Job Title: Manufacturing Bid Lead

Rate: £33 per hour

Location: Bolton

Hybrid / Remote working: 1-2 days per week onsite

Contract: 37 Hours per week

Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at 'time and a quarter'

Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

Manufacturing Bid Lead Job Description:

• Experience working on complex bids advantageous with a proven record of accomplishment in the generation of costed proposals/manufacturing bids. Experience within an engineering or production environment would be of preference.
• A good understanding of the manufacturing production process, from procurement right through to delivery
• Commercially astute as working with cost models to generate costings for direct/in directs, materials and other costs associated with manufacturing of products
• Strong presentation skills as the bid packs / cost brochures are generated using PowerPoint and presented to the Senior Management Team for approval
• Excellent communication skills, as the Bid Team work across all programmes, there are a lot of stakeholders and it is important to create own networks and build strong relationships experience of working within multi-functional teams
• Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team, with a proactive approach

Role Purpose:

• Bid lead on behalf of manufacturing, ensure clarity of scope within Bid Directive and content aligns with manufacturing industrial policy.
• Responsible for the generation of a cost base for manufacturing bids (Excel), analysing data to ensure it is quantifiable and has evidence backed data for 3-point estimating,
• Responsible for the generations of manufacturing bids (PowerPoint), ensuring they are competitive, compliant and are in line with all business and commercial criteria. All risks have been assessed effectively, and are financial sound and competitive.
• Ensuring at all times Manufacturing is providing value added contributions to the bid directive.
• Develop, maintain a strong and collaborative working relationship with all key stakeholders, providing Manufacturing with forward visibility of future bids and market intelligence.(Skype / F2F - regular Catch up Meetings).
• Ensuring manufacturing is a key stakeholder in the generation of bid data throughout the Life Cycle of the Project/Product, and adequately prepared to manage and deliver competitive and complaint bid proposals.
• Generating awareness of the Manufacturing Bid Team across all Programmes.
• Support the New Business Team in the identification of new business opportunities and the development of approaches to winning the business.
• Actively participates in Functional & Strategic Change activities, support best practice & functional excellence.
• Participate fully in developing, maintaining and modifying manufacturing processes and procedures in assigned areas in accordance with relevant standards, best practice and developing needs. Keen to adopt a continuous improvement attitude.
• Support to the continued validation and evolution of the cost model and bidding methodology within manufacturing to ensure competitiveness checks are in place on all bids. (Excel). Ensuring costs reflect the latest assumptions, including Unit Production Cost (UPC) using actual cost data where possible and engineering estimates where not.
• Collect, summarise and present information or data, carrying out pre-defined analyses and ensuring completeness and accuracy, and provide it to others for use in decision-making. Challenge data and information provided to ensure the Bid Pack is clear, and fully auditable back to the data source.
• Ensure effective process governance in assigned areas ensuring projects adhere to all policies and procedures, promoting a culture of best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation, and contributing to relevant overall bidding activities
• Ensuring manufacturing is a key stakeholder in the generation of bid data throughout the Life Cycle of the Project/Product and adequately prepared to manage and deliver competitive and complaint bid proposals.

Generation of Manufacturing Bids:

• A good understanding of the manufacturing production process, from procurement right through to delivery
• Experience working on complex bids advantageous

Planning & Scheduling:

• Developing detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensuring adherence to aerospace industry regulations and standards.

Project Management Toolsets:

• SAP/Primavera P6