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We are currently looking for a Senior Bid Manager!

You will support the Accenture H&PS Sales Enablement Team in coordinating and supporting the leadership team responsible for responding to National and EU tenders following a public procurement procedure.

The Bid Manager uses deep sales processes and offers expertise to manage the opportunity sales pursuit throughout the full sales lifecycle. This includes the establishment of a winning strategy, ongoing qualification, coordination of all required internal approvals, identification of required resources, management of the solution/proposition development, management of client interactions during the sales process, and support for negotiations and closing activities.

You will: 

• Bring expertise in navigating deals through the sales process and identify key elements required for successful deal pursuits. Adapt existing methods and procedures to create possible alternative solutions to moderately complex problems.

• Understand the strategic direction set by senior management and drive effective collaboration across the deal team, optimizing the use of business development funds and driving compliance with Accenture's sales processes. 

• Provide independent confirmation that the steps & elements of a particular pursuit leverage best practices and are aimed at convincing the client, neutralizing competition, addressing 3rd party feedback & gaining Accenture approval. 

• Drive the development of the overarching work plan across all workstreams, including qualification, proposal development, pricing, competitive intelligence, solutions and legal/contract management. 

• Facilitate collaborative decision-making, using real-time reporting of progress of milestones to close, fueling open and transparent communication across Accenture and client stakeholders to ensure mutual alignment and momentum (value + speed) to close.

• Understand the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals.

• Develop consistent cadence and communications across the deal team, to enhance unification across Accenture pursuit team, eliminating internal boundaries to help the deal team think holistically to bring the right mix of Accenture solutions and assets to enable and effect the best outcome for the client and Accenture.

• Proactively foster good communication and interaction with key stakeholders in the company Key sales service areas may include: Qualification, Win Strategy Development, Pursuit Mobilization, BD Planning and Management, Review and Approval Management, Client Support Services and Pursuit Close Out.

• You will manage a small team of bid management staff

• Understand and apply public procurement requirements

• Guide/work to populate and follow up on required legal and administrative documents (Belgium and other EU countries)

• Coordinate the public procurement procedures for EU and other public sector clients

• Identify and follow up on required public references and/or CV's

• Facilitate meetings with key stakeholders

• Monitor the specific public procurement requirements

• Q&A and final preparation of submission documents

• Coordinate with third party vendors, consortium partners for bidding requirements

• Provide support on ongoing demand management activities

• Provide support on pre- and post-sales initiatives (including opportunity identification, win/loss reviews etc)

Here’s what you need:

• A minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience with fundamentals of bid management or project-based work (organizing multiple moving pieces to meet deadlines) Experience with sales fundamentals and high-level familiarity with concepts such as pipeline management, win probability, competitive positioning, client relationship strategy & financial modelling

• Proven program and /or sales program management

• Proven collaborative work and management of multiple stakeholders

• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment – internally and with clients Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

• Undergraduate degree

• Fluent in English, Dutch and French

Other requirements

• Must be flexible with work hours according to business needs

• Must have good internet connectivity and a distraction-free environment for working at home, according to local guidelines.

• May be occasionally required to travel domestically or internationally as per business requirements.

You will join our BeLux Pursuit Services team within Sales Excellence. Sales Excellence at Accenture empowers our people to compete, win and grow. We develop everything they need to grow their client portfolios, optimize their deals and enable their sales talent, all driven by sales intelligence.

You will be working closely with your colleagues from Accenture BeLux’s Health and Public Service (H&PS) practice as well as fellow proposal writers, solution architects, opportunity leads, senior management and subject-matter experts from across Accenture.

The Accenture H&PS practice helps public sector organizations such as the European Union and Belgian governmental institutions to embrace innovation and transform fast, enabling them to operate smarter, achieve more and deliver improved services for citizens.

Our offer

Accenture is an incredible place to work - and keep learning. By joining us, you’ll become part of a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Besides the work we do for our clients, we’re proud of our vibrant, diverse workplace culture: we believe in openness and honesty, fairness and equality, common sense and realism. We want to get to know the real you and help you explore and grow - whatever it is you're great at. So, you will always have lots of learning opportunities (formal and informal) to improve your role-specific skills and expertise.

Besides our high-profile, challenging projects and our nurturing work environment, we offer excellent employee benefits, including:

• 13th month + holiday allowance 

• 20 + 12 holidays

• Laptop and smartphone

• Hospitalization insurance and extensive group insurance package

• Supplementary pension scheme on top of state pension

• Training & learning opportunities

• Green mobility program: e-bikes, public transport, bike 2 work allowance 

• Flexrewards: decide on your rewards package with our flexible benefits tool

• Discount program: get discounts at your favorite (online) shops

• Employee shares purchase plan

• Eco-cheques

• And many more!

Interested?

Are you ready to join Accenture for a career where you can be yourself and do what you love? Apply now and change the world around you. 

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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