Campaigns Bid Manager

Description:

The Campaigns Bid Manager will provide key support to the Campaign Manager on all AHUK major campaigns including NMH. In the lead up to Campaigns, they will work closely with the Campaign and Sales Teams to formulate and execute business capture strategies. During campaigns themselves, they will be responsible for producing the bid proposal itself in line with the procurement process timelines. Campaigns will be aimed at both the civil and defence markets, across the full extent of the Airbus Helicopters existing and future product range.

Sitting inside AHUK’s newly formed Major Campaigns Team, this is a diverse and key role for driving AHUK’s business-capture plans, and significantly underpins its ambitious growth strategies.

Main responsibilities

• Help devising and execute a successful strategy for winning bids, including identifying differentiators, and understanding customer requirements.

• Create and maintain the bid schedule around campaign procurement timelines and Airbus Offer Processes.

• Organise and facilitate cross-functional meetings and reviews throughout the campaign life-cycle.

• Researching, writing, assembling, and checking proposal contributions from internal staff in the UK and France, and from key suppliers to ensure the overall proposal is submitted on time.

• Supporting proposal activity including document control and formatting, management of bid SharePoint sites and general support to the campaign.

• Contribute to and maintain the re-use library, regularly refreshing existing material to ensure relevance.

• Implement the results of lesson learned activity to drive continuous improvement of processes and tools.

• Support and lead the finance team in building the bid business case.

• Ensure bid data and information are organised and stored appropriately on Google Drive or Sharepoint.

• Assist with management of the campaign budget and EAC.

• Ensure information is shared fully across the Integrated Campaign Team.

• Contribute to the leadership and fostering of team spirit across the Integrated Campaign Team.

• Assess technical and commercial risk of the bid.

• Support in the research and development of future campaigns to support wider AHUK business growth and capture.

• Where bids are successful, assist with the project launch process and handover to the delivery team.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Creative and innovative thinking

• Problem-solving skills

• Relationship-building and influencing skills

• A knowledge and understanding of the aviation industry including technical and regulatory knowledge.

• Commercial thinking

• Team working skills

• Attention to detail