Bid Manager

ROLE DESCRIPTION: Bid Manager (Fixed 12-Month Contract)

Believ: ABOUT US

At Believ, formerly known as Liberty Charge, we’re committed to sustainable transport being accessible to everyone. We’re a Charge Point Operator (CPO) on a mission to create the UK’s most reliable electric vehicle charging network that doesn’t cost the earth and leaves no one behind. Providing equitable access to electric vehicle charging, and achieving cleaner air for all, is at the heart of the Believ mission. We work closely with local authorities and businesses to deliver reliable, high quality charging networks at pace, at scale and at zero cost.

We offer all the advantages of being a scale-up business, but with the added security and long-term backing from well-known parents - Liberty Global (who also own our delivery partner, Virgin Media O2) and Zouk Capital (who manage the Government’s Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund).

You’ll be joining this exciting journey at the start of our scale-up phase, and working with us to hit the ambitious targets our shareholders have set. You’ll become part of a passionate and supportive team in a fast-paced, dynamic and result-driven environment.

About the role

The role of Bid Manager reports to the Head of Bidding and in this position you will be responsible for supporting the process that helps to identify, manage and respond to new Local Authority and Business-to-business (B2B) tender opportunities. You will also help manage the internal processes and manage the bidding infrastructure (for example, our bid library and SharePoint sites), keeping the content up to date which will support our winning submissions.

This opportunity will be under a fixed contract from agreed start date up until September 2025.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ongoing development of the bid library on SharePoint, including support in writing new case studies, proof statements and development from bid feedback. Ensuring that the bid library is useful to the whole of the Believ sales community by providing a one-stop shop for commonly used information.
• Proactively working with and supporting a network of subject matter experts from our internal stakeholders and partners to ensure information for bids is both current and meeting our customers’ requirements
• Management of bid portals & identifying new tender opportunities and updating the internal Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system (Hubspot).
• Leading the drafting of high-quality tender and proposal responses for submission to client’s opportunities, both Local Authority and Business-to-business (B2B) tender opportunities as assigned.
• Assistance in proof reading and editing the wider team's bids, offering critical and insightful analysis.
• Supporting the initial pre-screening technical reviews of new opportunities
• Conducting research on request to enhance bids including sector research, client research, competitor research and research into the wider EV market.
• Undertake suitable Electric Vehicle Charge Point (EVCP) site discovery using preliminary site analysis, alongside some high-level sanity-check to locate and assess the most suitable ChargePoint locations for both local authorities and businesses.
• Liaise with external contacts within LAs and businesses where appropriate to support the bid process. This includes: attending webinars and engagement sessions, communicating with LAs regarding tenders/framework opportunities and the clarification process, and supporting the Regional Sales Managers (Public & Private) where necessary in meetings/events if requested.
• Support the wider internal team on tendering performance updates and insights from the ever-evolving procurement landscape.
• Ensuring detailed bid feedback exercises are undertaken on won and lost bids.

Key Success Factors

• Effective bid library that assists in the production of customer response documents
• Production of bids that result in high quality scores
• Quick identification of suitable opportunities
• Development of case studies, and tender materials/answers that are up to date, and allow us to quickly and effectively respond to new tenders
• Providing insightful bid feedback to the tenders team and wider business.
• Contributing to uphold our 20% minimum win rate.

About you

At Believ, we are building a culture that attracts and retains the best talent. We are a dedicated and high-performing team, accustomed to working at pace in an ever-evolving industry, and we are looking for people who are as passionate as us about cutting carbon emissions and providing cleaner air for all. The successful candidate will have the following attributes and skills:

Skills

• Exhibits resilience, patience and understanding
• Excellent computer and literacy skills including Windows based software programmes, primarily Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat an advantage
• Personality: results oriented, responsive, committed, ambitious, flexible
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to write and edit documents
• Great time management skills and able to work under pressure.
• Able to influence and encourage those who you work alongside you, to meet demanding deadlines and able to escalate when your soft skills don’t work.

Experience

• Experience in, or knowledge of, the emerging EV charging sector would be beneficial
• Experience in tendering for for public sector clients for Local Authority infrastructure or mobility related procurements is desirable, such as EV chargers, parking related assets or other on-street infrastructure, car clubs, cycle hire/ e-scooters.
• Experience in transport planning, town planning or a like would also be beneficial in understanding client considerations.
• Strong communication, written and oral skills, with experience of proof-reading.
• The ability to manage multiple projects, always maintaining an excellent standard of work.
• The ability to take ownership of tasks, be dynamic and driven with the ability to work confidently both independently and as part of a team.
• Commerciality and an interest in developing strong business acumen
• Being a good team player who thrives under pressure and can flexibly work to deadlines.

Qualifications and Education

• 3+ years of experience of working within a team environment showing career progression (ideally within tendering/procurement)
• Evidence of success whilst working in an environment with conflicting time demands/deadlines
• Bid Management or writing experience desired

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus the usual 8 UK Bank Holidays and the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year*
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical insurance, critical illness cover, dental, optical & travel insurance, income protection and life assurance
• Pension contribution matched up to 10%
• Access to our car benefit scheme and cycle to work scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us.
• 24 hours a year Volunteer Time Off to support causes that are important to you
• Virgin Media / O2 discounts and offers
• Access to VIP Arena Suites at the O2 Arena (London) and First Direct Arena (Leeds)
• Enhanced parental leave policies

* This perk can only be availed for the following calendar year by employees who started before 1st December

Location

The business is currently based in our office in Southwark. The position is full time, hybrid with 3 days (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) based in the office. Believ is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.