Manager, Bid Management
Manager, Bid Management
- JR-144685
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Sales
- Full time
Who are we?
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
Job Summary
The Bid Management Manager takes ownership of the end-to-end bid process from capture to implementation transition, drives and mandates the strategy to the pursuit team, working alongside key stakeholders. They track risk management throughout the bid process, and contribute to the creation of the proposal for Key accounts/GAM/Major Accounts.
Responsibilities
Capture
Orchestrates all bid/capture activities during or prior to the proposal phase and post-submittal activities
Organizes and leads internal stakeholders to develop the win strategy and technical and business solutions for a business opportunity
Manages relationships and communications with internal stakeholders, subcontractors, third-party suppliers, and other partners required to successfully execute a deal
Develops and delivers regular updates to executive Management and cross-functional stakeholders
Deal Qualification
Oversees the pursuit team on the entire sales opportunity lifecycle from capture to Service Delivery Transition
Understands and supports complex technical, commercial, strategic, and business issues
Drives the pursuit team through the bid strategy, ultimately improving sales success rates
Chairs, drives, and consults on Go/No Go decision
Drives pricing to win strategy and all associated deal reviews alongside the commercial solution organization
Produces and debriefs pursuit strategy to C+Level audiences
Provides insight and suggestions based on analyses of opportunities and best practices
Conducts necessary research and analysis as required for business strategy
Bid Management Process
Acts as subject-matter-expert in the bid Management process to drive and mandate the overall strategy to the pursuit team
Works with stakeholders to provide an executable, risk mitigated delivery plan of the opportunity that meet prospect’s expectations, scoring criteria
Drives the pursuit team to align and harmonize strategy and to deliver against prospect’s and internal requirements
Drives the quality of outputs through each stage of the bid process, instilling a culture of review, constructive challenge, and refinement at every stage to maximize the value of RFx and increase win rates
Leads teams to deliver large and/or complex winning bids for commercial or government opportunities that cut across one or more business units or are of strategic importance to the growth of the business, owning the 'win strategy'
Works with key stakeholders to build key prospect’s relationships; develops effective campaigns
Produces effective value propositions and win themes to promote the wide range of services offered through the bid
Through comprehensive research, maintains extensive knowledge of the current developments in the range of product e/o services offered, our competitors, and the wider business market to assess the position of the company and determine how to improve it
Captures and challenges all assumptions related to the bid and make sure they are aligned with other bid assumptions
Drives completion of all relevant documents at defined points in the bid process
Attends all bid core team meetings and governance events as required, including prospects’ meetings
Contributes to documents in preparation for these events and completes all actions arising
Implements delivery strategy to bid and assists with handover from bid to project (not limited to contract negotiations, BAFO, presentations)
Time manages bid activities by deciding timelines and responsibilities
Reviews drafts and ensures improvement through quality control and procedures
Manages the creation of complex methodologies and executive summaries
Writes RFx with the support of Subject Matter Experts
Ensures consistency across the bid in style, format, and language to align to overall bid strategy through value propositions
Drives final reviews in accordance with Winning Color Team Reviews
Process Improvement
Improves future opportunities, repeatable business through lessons learned to improve the bid lifecycle and sales process
Gives guidance with business and marketing development through lesson learned
Contributes in Implementation and handover process to Operations
Guides development of post bid reviews, handover documents, and win/loss reviews Sales Enablement
Owns the development and continuous improvement of the Bid Management process and toolset based on repeatable business through lessons learned
Maintains and understands market trends, conditions, and challenges to align Equinix to the needs of current and prospective clients
Team Lead
This is a team lead role of regional functional ownership, including spearheading process improvements, resource alignment/workload management, and regional stakeholder management for the global bid team function, and performing people management for the APAC bid team.
Qualifications
7+ years experience in Bid Management and Leading a team preferred
Master's degree preferred
APMP Practitioner certification required
Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law. (Equal Opportunity / AA / Disabled / Veterans Employer)
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