Bid Manager

L3Harris L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defence technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defence and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $17 billion in annual revenue, 50,000 employees and customers in more than 130 countries. About L3Harris in Tewkesbury What we do matters. In short, we work to make the world safer. No matter where your talents lie, working as part of L3Harris in Tewkesbury means you are directly contributing to a more secure society, helping to protect national security and combat evolving and emerging threats around the world. L3Harris in Tewkesbury has circa 300 employees and counting but successfully competes against much larger businesses delivering electronic systems in the fields of electronic warfare and cyber security. To find out more about what we do in the Electronic Warfare and Cyber Security space, please see our website. To get a gist of what we stand for, other vacancies and our comprehensive perks including 25 days holiday, flexible working hours with a 12pm finish on Fridays, healthcare cash plan, 5% pension and access to a benefits portal amongst many others, please take a look at our careers website. The Role We are looking for experienced Bid Manager to join our team working on a range of new business campaigns specifically with our government defence customers. You will play a leading role in delivering winning bids, alongside our current Bid Manager, working with opportunity owners and the wider business in shaping customer requirements and developing our capture plans, win strategies and price to win. We use a Shipley-based process to guide capture and bid activity for key opportunities within the portfolio. This is a highly networked role, linking business winning with business delivery and requires an ability to work under pressure and meet challenging deadlines. This role will involve driving interaction with the sales team as well as all aspects of the business. You will be accountable for adherence to corporate governance, following and improving the scalable business winning process from formal opportunity select to contract award development & delivery to ensure success. Where You Fit In Programmes Director Bid Manager Bid Coordinator The Person We Seek Driven, adaptable, innovative, self-starter capable of quickly assimilating information from a range of sources and contributes towards providing high quality bid documents to our customers. We are looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, with previous Bid Management experience in the defence sector, particularly Electronic Warfare and Cyber Security who is keen to make a difference by suggesting bid management improvements, implementing changes and progressing our business. The Tech You’ll Use We use a variety of software packages including Microsoft Office, Adobe InDesign, SAP and MS Dynamics. Opportunities Available To You Shape future business winning processes, procedures and tools. Lead bid and proposal activity for a variety of pursuits across our Electronic Warfare and Cyber Security capabilities. To build a relationship with our customers and key stakeholders. Your Experience & Skills Full experience of the MOD bid lifecycle is essential. Capture management tools and methodologies such as Shipley and APMP. Qualification desirable. Comprehensive understanding of the UK Defence and/or Security markets and an appreciation and understanding of the rules and regulations governing the public sector/defence tendering process. Experience of planning and delivering bid & proposal plans in line with strategy, ensuring benefits align and including Business Case generation. Strong leadership skills and previous experience of leading proposals creation in conjunction with the Bid Team, planning and monitoring the process, managing risks, resolving issues and initiating the appropriate actions. Analysed tender requirements and collaborated with Bid Teams to develop proposals and compliance matrices that capture and track deliverables. Previously defined and executed plans for key governance reviews and experience of presenting to executive teams at division, sector and segment levels. Strong stakeholder management experience and ability to develop relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. More Information All L3Harris roles in Tewkesbury require successful candidates to undergo and maintain a Baseline Personnel Security Standard and/or United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) to obtain a Security Check (SC) without restrictions. In some instances, Developed Vetting (DV) is required. Please note that in the event that the required clearance cannot be obtained you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. L3Harris is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.