Bid and Sales Co-ordinator

About Methods:

Methods is an established £100m Digital Transformation company, part of the Alten Group, which over the last 32 years has provided innovative business and digital technology services. We have over 50 active clients many of which have been working with us for more than 10 years.

Since our establishment in 1990, Methods has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Our mission is to improve and safeguard public-facing services. We apply digital thinking to ensure the future of our public services is centred around our citizens.

Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses - we have a customer-centric value system whereby we focus on delivering what is right for our clients. We passionately support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them. building a significant private sector client portfolio.

Purpose of the Role:
Methods is seeking a fast-learning, motivated, highly organised and detail driven individual to play an important role within the Bid Team. This is a key role, which will involve you acting as point of contact for requests into the bid team and ensuring that they are handled quickly and effectively. You will also have the opportunity to support colleagues in producing and submitting bid responses, as well as manage our central library of bid content.

You will be a highly motivated self-starter with lots of initiative and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team You will have an excellent eye for detail, and will be comfortable in juggling multiple tasks to deadline. As key point of contact for the Bid Team, you will be working with colleagues from across the business, so strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Requirements

• Managing the central Bid Team mailbox
• Checking online tender portals (Contracts Finder, Find a Tender) for new opportunities
• Tracking and logging new opportunities and tender documents
• Attending weekly bid qualification calls and following up on actions
• Assisting in the completion and submission of bid responses
• Managing a central bid library
• Managing bid process guidelines and templates
• Maintaining and updating electronic portal supplier registrations
• Co-ordinating colleague attendance at supplier events and webinars
• Where requested, contributing to company-wide projects where Bid Team input or representation is required

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Stakeholder management skills, with an ability to build relationships with colleagues at all levels
• Ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload effectively
• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Experience in using SharePoint and Salesforce is advantageous but is not mandatory as training will be provided.

This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Benefits

Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy.

By joining us you can expect

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
• A supportive and collaborative environment

As well as this, we offer:

• Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
• Social – Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes
• Time off 25 days a year
• Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
• Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
• Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)