Manager - Proposal Specialists

Overview

Support the UK-based Risk Management bid team with proposal administration, first-draft proposal production, and content and reporting work, with a path toward end-to-end bid management of smaller opportunities.

What you'll do

• Use bid and reporting tools (QorusDocs / RMI) to produce first draft proposals and complete ITT requests for clients and prospects.
• Liaise with the Marsh Risk Industry team to obtain and refine industry-specific content and insights for RFP responses.
• Maintain the team work tracker, ensuring all ongoing and completed RFPs are recorded accurately with up-to-date statuses.
• Work with industry specialists to provide insights and client information packs for the bid team.
• Create and maintain the RMI content library, keeping it up to date with standard content from recent RFPs.
• Own the debrief process, collecting and aggregating debriefs and providing quarterly reporting.
• Upon gaining maturity in these processes, manage smaller and less complex opportunities under the supervision of a Bid Manager.

What you'll need

• Graduate in Science, Technology, Engineering, Commerce, etc.
• 6-8 years of experience in a pre-sales / proposal writing, bid management environment.
• Experience of working as part of bid teams in large professional services setups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Business writing ability with strong grammar and proofreading / editing skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines.

Nice to have

• Certificate of Insurance Qualification or equivalent.
• Experience on bid lifecycle and content / proposal management tools.
• Ability to multi-task and to follow instructions, with a right first-time approach.
• Experience of working with UK / Europe based bid centres.

Details

• Based in Mumbai; hybrid role requiring at least three days per week in the office.
• Must be able to work UK business hours (11:30AM – 8:30PM IST / 7AM – 4PM GMT) and occasionally beyond those hours to meet deadlines.
• Office-based teams identify at least one "anchor day" per week when the full team is together in person.