From the day we opened our doors in 1971, MRI Software has built flexible, game-changing real estate software solutions to improve people’s lives. The only way to carry out that mission is to hire the absolute best employees on earth. People like you.   

 

Work hard, play hard. Always. Our relentless commitment to client success, our employee resource groups and our promise to empower our teams to reach their full potential are a few examples of what makes MRI Software special.   

 

And we’re insanely dedicated to creating a work environment that you look forward to every single day. That’s why we invest heavily in our employee engagement, so you enjoy the tech industry’s best perks. Together with the whole Pride, (lion roar for "family") employees, customers, and partners, we’re on a mission to break new ground and lead the real estate industry into a digital-first future.  

 

We understand the need to provide a flexible working environment partnered with team collaboration and socialisation. Therefore, we operate a hybrid working model with 3 days of working from home per week. This role can be based from any of our UK offices in London, Birmingham, Sleaford or Newcastle.  

POSITION SUMMARY:

Bid Management is a key role for our organization, having direct and significant impact on the success of our sales. We are looking to hire an enthusiastic, ambitious, and entrepreneurial Bid Manager who has at least three years of experience, ideally from working for a software solutions or services company. You will be responsible for overseeing the development of proposals, bids and other sales documents describing MRI’s products and services in response to requests from prospective and existing clients. This is a collaborative role which will require working with members of the sales, presales, marketing, finance, legal, and product teams to ensure content is complete, accurate, and timely. This role will also help drive MRIs product direction based on enquiries from prospects.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Oversee bid process and governance.Manage the bid qualification (bid/no-bid) process for new opportunities.Managing framework applications, submissions and reporting.Responsible for the submission of high-quality, professional, bid responses within the required timescales for all our products and solutions.Manage virtual bid teams and inputs from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, pre-sales, product specialists, finance, HR, legal and delivery.Ensure all the individual bid contributors are aware of their obligations and responsibilities and their deadlines for submission.Preparing and reviewing the commercial aspects of the bid.Contributing to the written proposal both in terms of content and presentation (such as presentation of the management summary)Maintain the bid library and team site of standard responses, policies, case studies and images that can be accessed easily as and when required.Work with bid automation software to promote content reuse and continual improvement in the bid process.Develop a strong working knowledge of MRI’s solutions and the markets in which we operateWork closely with other stakeholders within the business such as Marketing, Development, and the Implementation teams.UK travel with occasional overnight stays and occasional travel internationally

PRE-REQUISITES:

Strong people management, including influencing others who may not directly report to youExperience of bid management from opportunity identification through to project deliveryStrong commercial skillsExcellent presentation skillsAbility to work under pressure and to challenging deadlinesIdeally a background of solutions and/or servicesComfortable working at CEO/Director levelConfident, tenacious, and motivated with high energySelf-sufficient needing little supervisionSound knowledge of Microsoft Office and Salesforce.comIdeally experienced with bid automation software, such as Loopio

We’re obsessed with making this the best job you’ve ever had!  

•                  We want our teams to love working here, so we’ve created some incredible perks for you to enjoy:  

•                 Join our employee-led groups to maximise your experience at work such as our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee, employee resource groups such as Women and Allies, and our Pride Event Group.  

•                 Enjoy peace of mind over yours and your family’s health with our Private Medical Insurance and Health Cash Plan.  

•                 Invest in our competitive Personal Pension plan and help set you up for your future.  

•                 Big on family? So are we! We understand family is important and being able to spend quality time with your family as it grows is a wonderful experience. Our Parental Leave Program is designed to give you the opportunity to spend even more time with your new arrival(s).   

•                 Enjoy a fantastic work-life balance with 25 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays, in addition to a bank of 15 hours of "Flex Time Off" to be used whenever and however you choose!

•                 Income Protection Plans give you the peace of mind you deserve.   

•                 Further your professional development and growth with our generous Tuition Reimbursement Schemes.  

•                 Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in the world for two weeks out of the year!  

 

MRI continues to strive to amaze as a global industry leader in real estate software. Whether you are joining as a new pride member or bringing your expertise back, your talent is important to maintaining MRI’s high client experience standard and continuing our growth in the PropTech space.   

 

Amazing growth takes amazing employees. Are you up to the challenge?  

 

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you!  

 
As a global company, we believe diversity brings benefits for our people, customers and clients. This is why MRI Software is committed to being an inclusive employer, regardless of your ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, military and veteran status.  

 

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are values that are critical to our success; come and see for yourself.