Bid Lead Solutions

At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better.

That’s why we are listening, open to learning new things – about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It’s The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of these programs (programs may vary by country or worker type).

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement

We have an exciting opportunity that has arisen for a Bid Lead to join our growing Sales Enablement Team here at Holman UK in a permanent full-time position. This role can be based in either our Chippenham or Birmingham site with the opportunity for hybrid working. The salary for this role will be £45,000 to £50,000, depending on experience.

• Own and facilitate the bid proposal process, coordinating responses to Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) with internal stakeholders.
• Create compelling sales proposals, presentations, executive summaries, sell sheets and other sales collateral tailored to the specific needs of prospective and existing clients.
• Manage proposal timelines, ensuring all deadlines and submission requirements are met.
• Facilitate project strategy discussions, including kick-off meetings, review sessions and stakeholder workshops.
• Develop proposal strategies by reviewing requirements, identifying opportunities and collaborating with account owners and subject matter experts.
• Gather, coordinate and consolidate proposal information from stakeholders across the business.
• Write, edit and refine proposal content to ensure consistency, quality and alignment with customer requirements.
• Customise existing content and create original material that persuasively communicates Holman's solutions and value proposition.
• Identify and communicate potential risks associated with proposals and submissions.
• Ensure all proposals adhere to Holman's brand standards, messaging framework and style guidelines.
• Maintain proposal content libraries, sales tools and collateral repositories.
• Support wider sales and marketing activities by providing due diligence, client references, programme descriptions and industry information.
• Build strong working relationships with subject matter experts, marketing teams, sales colleagues and business leaders.
• Support all stages of the Holman sales process and contribute to departmental projects as required.

• Minimum of 3 years' experience creating, editing and managing high-quality proposal content within a complex business environment.
• Professional business writing experience, with experience writing RFP responses being highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working collaboratively within cross-functional teams and leading proposal or bid-related discussions.
• Experience with Ombud (or similar RFP management software) and  would be advantageous.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a team.
• Excellent stakeholder management and…