Bids Governance Manager

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Detail information about job Bids Governance Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy

Australia Post is changing at an incredible pace. In the Business and Government department, we’ve integrated technological services that help large organisations and government departments adapt in an increasingly digital world without relegating on our historically successful offering of parcels and mail - all of which helps move Australia forward.

And we’re only getting started.

Nowadays, our plans are to lead the enterprise, business and government service space by encompassing our full range of products. And to get there, we’re on the lookout for ambitious people to join our truly diverse team. Working within a start-up culture that’s backed by all the resources Australia Post provides, the opportunity to innovate and push boundaries to improve services for all Australians is ready and waiting.

What’s the job involve?

The Bid Governance Manager is responsible for providing solutions focused, expert bid governance support to all segments (Enterprise, Business and Government).  The role will have a strong focus on ensure good bid governance in the responses to large, strategic, high profile and high value commercial bids in particular. 

You will be required to develop and manage strong, collaborative and effective relationships with Sales, Product, Solutions, Legal, Pricing and a range of other contributing stakeholders from across the business up to senior executive level.

This role can be located either in Melbourne or Sydney.

What it’s like to work here?

For you, it means you'll do great work, learn from the best and develop a career within a robust and well-invested but empowering and creative environment. We all work hard – we're working on major challenges, after all – but we also recognise that you have a life outside of the office, so we provide flexible conditions that enable you to grow whilst enjoying genuine work life balance.

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Experience developing complex strategic solutions and corresponding bid responses.
• Strong commercial sales acumen acquired from experience across multiple industries or working with varied clients.
• Working with multiple, diverse stakeholder groups across a commercial enterprise.
• Capacity to identify solution gaps and provide meaningful input to further develop the solution or work with stakeholders to develop.
• Understanding and experience working with defined bid processes and evolving processes to meet the individual requirements of each response.
• Experience developing bids in logistics, IT, digital or complex technology environments would be highly regarded.
• Establishing and maintaining strong, trusted relationships with wide range of stakeholders across different business functions across a commercial enterprise.
• Ability to lead stakeholders groups and facilitate/negotiate positive outcomes through bid development process.
• Experience identifying skill gaps and delivery focused coaching/mentoring to staff or colleagues to improve performance.

We see our culture just as important and therefore the successful candidate will display:

• Excellent decision making ability.
• Highly driven with a passion for results.
• Be service focused in everything they do.
• Are willing to take on feedback and strive for continuous improvement.

Technical skills are important, however they are not everything.

Benefits & Culture:

We believe a diverse and inclusive workplace brings out the best in our people. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, cultures and disabilities. A career at Australia Post Group can lead down many paths and we are passionate about offering a supportive, inclusive culture, competitive compensation and flexible working conditions that enable you to develop whilst enjoying genuine work life balance.

To register your interest with our passionate careers team, please apply and remember to upload your details and your most recent resume.