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Bid & Proposal Manager

As the Bid & Proposal Manager, you will play a pivotal role in managing and driving proposal development activities, with a primary focus on managed services contracts. You will be responsible for creating comprehensive work plans, directing RFP response outlines, and ensuring strict compliance with all RFP requirements. In this role, you will also collaborate with multiple teams to support seamless integration efforts across various work streams, ensuring that proposals are aligned with business objectives and delivered on time. If you have a passion for managing complex projects and delivering high-quality proposals, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Come join us

Welcome to the exciting world of Sales at Avanade! As a key player in our team, you will manage the bidding process for large, complex proposals, including IT service solutions and process design consulting. Your role will involve overseeing bid submissions from initial contact through contract signing, with a particular emphasis on establishing trading terms. You will also validate technical solutions and manage all proposal management activities, ensuring conformance to RFP requirements. Join us in making a significant impact and driving success. Together we do what matters.

What you will do:

· Manage proposal development activities with a focus on managed services contracts

· Create work plans and direct RFP response outlines

· Ensure compliance with RFP requirements and secure necessary internal approvals

· Coordinate involved parties and support integration efforts across various work streams

· Develop and maintain proposal schedules and quality control functions

· Oversee customer liaison and business partner/vendor coordination

· Implement and monitor team performance metrics

Skills and experiences

· Experience managing bids for complex IT projects and solution selling

· Strong understanding of Avanade solutions, Microsoft products, and technology services

· Excellent customer interface and presentation skills

· Solid grasp of Microsoft technologies concepts

· Strong negotiation and project management skills

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Strong technical and business acumen

About you

Characteristics that demostrate success for this role:

· Consultative, collaborative, relationship builder

· Resilient, adaptable, flexible

· Intellectually curious and passionate about tech

· Convincing storyteller and engaging content creator

Enjoy your career

Some of the best things about working at Avanade

· Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)

· Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally

· Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth

· Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you

Find out more about some of our benefits [1] here. You also receive a complete package with among others:

· An annual bonus

· Mobility package

· Business savings plan with contribution

· Participation bonus

· Budget for the purchase of personal high tech equipment

· 60% of health insurance covered by Avanade

· Lunch allowance

· AMEX Card

Find out more about some of our benefits [2] Employee Benefits at Avanade | Avanade

A great place to work

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our [3] Inclusion & Diversity | Avanade page.

Create a future for our people that focuses on

• Expanding your thinking • Experimenting courageously • Learning and pivoting

Inspire greatness in our people by

• Empowering every voice • Encouraging boldness • Celebrating progress

Accelerate the impact of our people by

• Amazing the client • Prioritizing what matters • Acting as one

Learn more:

To learn more about our Leadership team, check out this info:  

· [4] Avanade - Making a Genuine Human Impact

· [5] People First

· [6] Responsible Business

Interested in knowing what’s going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:  

· Avanade Insights - exchange ideas that drive tomorrow’s innovation  

· [7] Inside Avanade - explore what life is like working at Avanade

References

Visible links

1. https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/career/benefits

2. https://www.avanade.com/en/career/benefits

3. https://www.avanade.com/en/about-avanade/inclusion-and-diversity

4. https://www.avanade.com/en/career/corporate-jobs?videoid=6091036974001

5. https://www.avanade.com/en/solutions/avanade-x?videoid=6304523720001

6. https://www.avanade.com/en/about-avanade/story/responsible-business?videoid=6286597768001

7. https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/inside-avanade

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Avanade believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants, or job seekers because of their race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protect group status as defined by law.