Bid Manager

Bid Manager

Reading

Competitive Salary + Commission Scheme

Benefits

• 33 Days holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
• Birthday additional holiday.
• 3 days volunteering days.
• 3 days grandparent leave.
• 24 weeks of enhanced maternity leave.
• Secondary carer leave.
• Wedding/commitment day leave.
• Free meals when visiting locations.
• Bespoke development training.
• Pension and life insurance.
• Discounts available via Perk Box, from high street shops to holidays & cinemas.
• Wellbeing hub.
• Access to employee assistance programme.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Are you a wordsmith with a flair for creative writing and can you wax lyrical about food and service and keep a reader wanting to know more? Love a process and bringing together all those ideas into winning bids and propositions?

Here at BaxterStorey We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and motivated Bid Manager. The role is fun and varied. As the Bid Manager you will be responsible for managing the tender process for all new business, specifically responding to requests for information, creating, managing and writing tender bids and proposals and preparing presentations.

BaxterStorey specialises in the highest quality food and service for everyone that we serve. We give our clients a tailor-made service, attention to detail, expertise, and innovation, along with superb service from a team that cares about what they do. We aim to deliver every day and exceed on yesterday. We invest heavily in training and development to give our people the confidence and industry knowledge to push the boundaries of hospitality excellence.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an inspirational and enthusiastic Bid Manager to make a name for themselves within the food service industry.

We have a proven track record of developing and nurturing successful business development professionals who started their career as bid writers, now leaders in their field still enjoying their career and successfully winning fabulous contracts for BaxterStorey

In return we offer support and development to grow within our business alongside a competitive salary

More about the role:

• Completion of Tender Action Plan upon sight of project in conjunction with Business Development and Operations as appropriate
• Create high quality PQQ submissions
• To manage timeframes for information gathering from our teams, responses and submissions
• Liaising with Operations to gather all relevant and specific information to submit wining tenders
• Attend company innovation and development sessions to gather information and new ideas for inclusion in future projects
• Create tender responses that meet specific client objectives and protect brand BaxterStorey
• Sense check to ensure bids contain the latest and best information
• Liaison with internal and external design and print companies as appropriate for marketing visuals, folder designs and servery/kitchen visuals as required
• Liaise with proof-readers to ensure all documents are properly checked

Who you are:

• Excellent research, writing and checking skills, with close attention to detail
• Good ability with IT packages, specifically adobe Indesign
• Enthusiasm and confidence to win new business
• The ability to use initiative and work across different teams
• Good time-management and organisation skills
• Concern for quality and privacy of information

Additional Information

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team

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