Bid Writer Large Business

Why work for us:

At Vodafone, we're working hard to build a better future.
A more connected, more inclusive, and more sustainable world.
We believe technology is only as powerful as the people using it to create a better tomorrow.

Role Purpose:

The Bid Writers primary responsibility will be to write high quality bid responses for new tenders and ensure that collateral provided for any form of bid is "Best in Class".
You will work on end-to-end bid responses for all large, complex deals in Vodafone Business space.
You will be expected to provide initial responses to customers, completing PQQs, request for information documents writing and compiling a full tender response and supporting the account teams in ensuring a fully completed document is delivered on time.

Essence of Role – Key Accountabilities:

You will be responsible for working alongside Bid Mangers introducing and coordinating the bid response process, developing and maintaining a knowledge base of 'standard' answers and templates, as well as identifying ways to improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of the bid response process.
To do this effectively you will need to liaise with other teams and senior stake holders to ensure submissions are made on time and to the required quality.
Applicants must have excellent communication skills, especially written English grammar, spelling & vocabulary, combined with the ability to understand technical concepts and tender questions then provide clear concise responses whilst working to tight deadlines and challenging targets. 
You will look to Interpret received customer documentation and establish key dates/timescales for response and requirements.
Strong Microsoft Office skills are essential.

Job description and Who you are:

You are someone who can work autonomously and have the ability to influence a wider team as part of the bid response.You have the following capabilities;
To manage end to end bid response for all large, complex deals in Business space
To act as project manager/ co-ordinator to ensure the required inputs are provided, and included in the bid document.
To be the single point of contact for all detailed elements of strategic bids.
To represent Vodafone at customer Meetings and to interface with customer to ensure all queries are articulated and clarified.
To engage and work with Vodafone Group where required to utilise the resources available.

Your Team:
You will sit within the Bid and Pricing Team,however, you will work on bids as part of the wider team of Sales,Technical, Product and Commercial.

What you need:

To ensure that all information presented to the customer is consistent, timely and of the highest quality and that all customer demands and requirements are fully met
To be the lead on the content and quality of any customer bid response, including but not limited to formatting and layout of the tender document alongside the Bid Manager where required.
To project management the team to deliver content in a timely manner while maintaining the quality and integrity of the bid response.
Utilising existing company templates and stock image libraries to impact and completing simple PQQ's/answering standard answers. Whilst all the time reviewing, critiquing and challenging existing written material, edit and make improvements with a focus on continual improvement.
Excellent people management required in order to keep the team on track to deliver.
Work in close collaboration with Sales, Product & Technology to build a best in class response.
Arrange internal meetings relevant to the bid
Utilisation of tools such as Loopio and ensuring the information is accurate and up to date.
Learning from past bid responses and adapting for future tender documents.  Post tender reviews to share with the team how we can improve collateral and overall bids.
Create case studies and testimonials which demonstrates evidence of Vodafone's success with existing clients and to articulate this evidence to new Clients.
Using a variety of software (including Adobe and InDesign) to create proposals/brochures/bid related material (including requests from other departments).

We Are Looking For You, If You Have:

Essential
Excellent deadline time management and organisation skills 
Outstanding Technical Bid writing capability
Excellent Attention to detail with a proactive approach to individual projects
Superior multi-tasking ability (will be required to manage more than one bid project simultaneously)
Strong Project Management and Influencing Skills
Clear understanding of Bid Sign On/ off process
The ability to work within agreed EDRA Matrix model ensuring that bid responses meet both customer expectation (Internal and External) and business targets.
Ability to work collaboratively with the Account team and other internal Subject matter Experts to ensure all available win themes and solution benefits are captured within the written submission and sufficiently evidenced where possible.
Excellent presentation, negotiation and influencing skills

Desirable
Bid Management Experience 
Project Management Experience

Who we are:

Vodafone is pioneering Ireland's gigabit society.
We are Ireland's leading total communications provider offering products and services make a real impact in the lives and communities of our customers. As part of Vodafone Group, we are part of the world's largest mobile community with a presence across all five continents.
We're at the forefront of innovation in Ireland. From delivering Gigabit speeds which offers the fastest game play for gamers, or helping people work from anywhere in the country, the work we do is at the cutting edge of technology and is constantly evolving.
Our purpose is to connect for a better future, and this is made possible by our people.
No matter what your background, career stage or interests, we have opportunities across all areas of the business, which will help you explore and unlock your full potential.
You will get to work in a fantastic environment where diversity and difference is valued, flexible working is the norm and you'll get to play a role in delivering Ireland's Gigabit Society!
Our people are at the centre of everything we do.
We employ approximately 1,300 people in Dublin and across our network of retail stores in Ireland.
Our aim is to ensure each employee has the opportunity to innovate, to be challenged and to be rewarded.
We are dynamic in everything we do, including our approach to training, development, performance management and flexible benefits.
Vodafone is committed to support LGBT+ people at work.
We are an equal opportunities employer where our people can be at their best.

When choosing us……….

When you join the Vodafone Team, you will have the chance to grow your career while also experiencing some serious benefits!
Some of the benefits that you will receive along the way are:
Competitive Salary
Flexible working (times and location) is part of our culture where your hours can facilitate your personal work-life balance
Generous Employer Pension contribution
Free Phone Bill – When you join the team, your phone bill is on us! You will also receive mobile phone purchasing discounts
Learning and Development – We provide extensive training to all of our employees so they can progress in their careers! There is also the Vodafone University where our employees can gain incredible skills!
Exclusive Family and Friends Discounts – Receive additional discounts for you, your Family and Friends on Vodafone Products!
23 days annual leave and 3 charity days off – PLUS  a dedicated day off for your birthday
Access to our Wellness centre including free access to our Gym, health and wellness centre and external practitioners.
We are passionate about our employees! Here at Vodafone we want you to bring your whole self to work and we enable this with our progressive workplace policies.
We are proud supporters of the LGBTQ+ community and Vodafone is committed to support all of their employees at work.
We are an equal opportunities employers where our people can be at their best.
When you combine Technology and the human spirit, anything is possible. And when you join Vodafone, we'll help you shape a rewarding career that gives back in more ways than one.
It starts here. It starts with you.