Bids and Tenders Executive

Are you an experienced Bids and Tenders Executive with a passion for winning new business? Do you enjoy a fast paced, busy environment? Would you like to work for one of the top legal firms in the Midlands? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. A leading legal firm based on Hagley Rd, Birmingham, is currently looking for a Bids and Tenders Executive to join their fun and friendly sales and marketing team. Benefits: Salary up to £35,000 Location: Birmingham Hours of work 9am to 17.15pm 36.5 hours per week 25 days annual leave bank holidays Hybrid working available 3 days office based. Duties and Responsibilities: Manage all portal communications including the firm’s annual submissions into directories and B2B tender portals for ad hoc opportunities. Lead on the firm’s submissions for legal directories and maintain a tracker of historical rankings. Liaise with Fee Earners and other departments, collate information and draft the submission documents. Prepare tender proposal, including, logging key dates in stakeholders’ calendars and monitoring progress to meet deadlines. Ensure all new opportunities are accurately captured on in-house systems. Organise and maintain various electronic folders containing copies of tenders, presentations, a range of company policies, a suite of standard responses and other reference material, including potentially confidential data. Research and analyse industry trends, priority sectors and competitive landscapes. Preparing and sending introductory emails to prospects Undertake and monitor research as required to provide support for Fee Earners and the business development team. Develop presentation and proposal materials for client pitches. Review and analyse incoming ‘new client enquiries’ (email, phone and web form) Assist with maintaining and updating business contacts (clients & prospects) Develop and maintain highly useful and efficient administrative systems, reports, analyses and dashboards. Skills/Experience required: A solid education background with a relevant business or marketing qualification. Experience of working with tender portals. Excellent verbal communication and writing skills in English. A high GCSE grade in English Language is required as a minimum. A proven business development professional with a minimum 3 years of project management experience, ideally within professional services, and ideally with a sound knowledge of Intellectual Property. Have advanced knowledge and understanding of the business market. Proficient in Microsoft Office and relevant software. Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Additional design skills would be desirable. Experience of using social media platforms for research purposes, eg LinkedIn Premium/Sales Navigator. Excellent technical skills to navigate the various IT systems and an ability to review and interpret data. If this sounds like you, please apply today :)