Bid Specialist

TransLinguist is looking for a dynamic Bid Specialist to set up their new bid department. S/he will be responsible for introducing and coordinating the bid response process, developing and maintaining a knowledge base of answers and templates, as well as identifying ways to improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of the bid response process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Devising a successful strategy for winning a bid, including pinpointing the unique selling points (key differentiators) and understanding the clients’ specific requirements.
• Researching and writing proposals.
• Researching current and future market trends.
• Responding to clients’ and other stakeholders’ queries before, during and after the bid has been submitted.
• Contribute to the formulation of the bidding strategy, taking into consideration clients trends, ToRs requirements, competitor’s approach, and team’s configuration and capacity.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Responding to the queries on proposals and raising concerns from assessing ToRs.
• An interest in the Localisation industry sector, coupled with a willingness to keep up to date with industry trends, regulations and legislations.
• Risk tracking and management throughout the bid process.
• Contributing to the written proposal – both in terms of content and presentation (such as preparation of a management summary)
• Understand and resolve complex technical, strategic and business issues.

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management or related field.
• One plus year of experience as a bid specialist.
• Solid quantitative and analytical skills and problem-solving expertise.
• Exceptional attention to detail required.
• Demonstrated expertise in Excel and proficiency in other Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word)
• Strong Research skills in sourcing RFPs.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which may be subject to evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent writing skills to be able to construct high quality, complex narratives and convey complex ideas simply and clearly.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to think and work pro-actively and creatively under pressure.

Note: TransLinguist aims to provide opportunities to fresh grads, preference will be given to the fresh grads with 06 months -1 year of job/internship experience.