Bid and Commercial Manager Southampton, UK (Hybrid) Ortivus

Ortivus AB; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare solutions provider in Southampton is looking for a Bid and Commercial Manager to lead the tender process, ensuring compliance and commercial viability. The role requires strong bid management experience, stakeholder communication skills, and a relevant academic degree. If you are strategic and detail-oriented, we want to hear from you. This position offers a hybrid work model with a focus on out-of-hospital care and emergency services.

Qualifications

• Prior experience of bid management or bid coordination in technology services or public sector.
• Strong knowledge of public procurement rules and regulations.
• Ability to drive complex procurement projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the entire tender process from proposal development to submission.
• Create winning bid strategies with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance and commercial viability of proposals.

Skills

Bid management

Proposal writing

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Relevant academic degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Are you Ortivus’ next Bid and Commercial Manager? Join our team!

Do you want to play a key role in shaping the future of out-of-hospital care and emergency services? How would it feel to make a real impact by ensuring that our agreements are commercially sound, and our proposals are competitive and compelling? That is exactly what you’ll be doing as our new colleague!

As Bid and Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing the entire tender process, from proposal development to submission, ensuring compliance and commercial viability. This role is a key player within the Sales team, working closely with internal stakeholders to create winning bid strategies while implementing company-wide processes that secure sustainable and profitable contracts. If you are strategic, detail-oriented, and passionate about driving commercial success, we would love to hear from you!

Location: Southampton, UK (Hybrid)

About Ortivus: Ortivus is a leading provider of innovative healthcare solutions. We are committed to delivering exceptional service and cutting-edge technology to our clients.

About the Role

You’ll join the team as Bid and Commercial Manager to lead the tender preparation and submission processes focused on the out-of-hospital care and emergency services industries. As a key player within the Sales team, you will be responsible for leading and directing end-to-end bid communications, including proposal writing, process management, and ensuring internal/external compliance. Additionally, you will take company-wide responsibility for implementing processes to ensure that our agreements are commercially sound, mitigating risks and securing sustainable, profitable contracts

Your key responsibilities:

• Deliver compliant, professionally produced, and commercially competitive proposals within customer-defined timeframes.
• Analyse RFP requirements and develop comprehensive proposal responses.
• Review client terms and conditions, ensuring the company’s risks are minimised in line with the contracting principles.
• Develop and maintain a proposal schedule, ensuring that all deadlines are met and proposals submitted on time.
• Coordinate and lead proposal review meetings, incorporating feedback from various stakeholders to enhance proposal quality.
• Coordinate and review proposal input from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from Sales, Marketing, R&D, Professional Services, Customer Success, Finance, and Legal.
• Assess and communicate project risks based on a thorough knowledge of proposal documents.

  Requirements:

  • Prior experience of bid management or bid co-ordination and proposal writing for the technology services industry or public sector.
  • Strong knowledge about public procurement rules and regulations
  • High attention to detail, especially in written material.
  • Ability to assimilate information, identify key points and engage others in finding solutions.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to collaborate effectively with various teams and the Ortivus Leadership Team.

  Education & Skills:

  • Academic degree relevant to the position or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to drive complex procurement projects.
  • Fluent in English, both verbally and in writing.

  To apply to this position, send your CV, application letter, and other relevant documents in English [e-mail]

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