Head of Bid Management

About Marsh Risk Deutschland:

Wir, Marsh Risk Deutschland, suchen Dich als Unterstützung an unserem Standort in Frankfurt am Main oder deutschlandweit als: Head of Bid Management.

What to expect:

Werde Teil unseres Teams und sichere damit die Zukunft unserer Wirtschaft! Es erwartet Dich ein modernes Arbeitsumfeld mit einer Duz-Kultur von Tag eins an und Menschen, die etwas bewegen möchten, ganz nach den Werten unseres Leitbildes: Mut, Wertschätzung, Qualität, Eigenverantwortung, Leistungsbereitschaft und Freude. Um die Wünsche unserer Kunden noch besser zu erfüllen, versuchen wir neue Wege zu gehen, denken kreativ und arbeiten standortübergreifend agil. Unsere Unternehmenskultur schenkt Dir in jeder Hinsicht mehr Flexibilität -- und viel Freiraum, um Dich optimal zu entfalten zu können. Think big -- und gerne auch international! Deine Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten kennen bei uns keine Grenzen.

What Marsh offers you:

• A secure, permanent employment relationship in an environment that values diversity, sustainability, and social commitment.
• Employer-funded company pension plan, capital-forming benefits, 24/7 group accident insurance, discounted rates for various insurances.
• Company bike, a large discount portal, and more.
• Flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation, additional days off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and half a day of individual time off.
• Mobile working from home, the office, or on the go with flexible working hours, individually tailored to your needs.
• Regular get-togethers (after-work events, running groups, company parties, etc.) and team events.

Your responsibilities:

As Head of the Bid Management team, you will be responsible for managing the entire Request for Proposal (RfP) process -- from analysis and proposal creation to presentation development -- in close collaboration with customer service and experts. You will ensure that our proposals stand out through precise analyses and compelling content, such as executive summaries. You will identify innovative solution approaches that maximize customer value, including through cross-departmental collaboration within Marsh and Marsh Risk.

Your tasks will also include:

• Leading and managing the Bid Team & developing the skills of the Bid Team.
• Organizing professional rehearsals before proposal submissions and conducting RFP debriefs for continuous optimization and documentation of findings.
• Actively exchanging ideas with international bid teams and other stakeholders to promote best practices.
• Independently managing projects and developing individual sales strategies.
• Close collaboration with all German locations, industry teams, specialists, and the entire Marsh organization.

What makes you stand out:

• Completed university degree or a completed commercial apprenticeship.
• Several years of demonstrable experience in leading and coordinating complex RfP and tender processes, ideally in the insurance or financial services sector.
• Ability to understand and critically question customer strategies and translate them into compelling proposal strategies that create sustainable added value.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German and English to prepare complex content clearly, precisely, and in a target-group-oriented manner -- especially for executive summaries and presentations.
• Experience in independently managing projects of various sizes and complexities, including time and resource planning.
• Experience working in a matrix structure and demonstrable leadership experience.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate RfP requirements, identify opportunities and risks, and develop precisely tailored solution approaches.
• Experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to consolidate information and achieve optimal results.
• Resilience and flexibility to deliver high-quality results under pressure in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.

How to apply:

Intrigued? We look forward to receiving your application via our online system. Please note that we cannot accept applications by email. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Sabine Rakoniewski at sabine.rakoniewski@mmc.com.

*We address all genders in this job advertisement. The position can be filled on a part-time or full-time basis.

About Marsh McLennan: Marsh Risk is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Marsh Risk, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Marsh offers hybrid working arrangements that provide both the flexibility of mobile working and the benefits for collaboration, personal connections and professional development of working in the office. Employees are authorized to work remotely. If needed, some teams also schedule weekly "anchor days" where the entire team meets in person at the site office.

Benefits:

• Employer-funded company pension plan
• Capital-forming benefits
• 24/7 group accident insurance
• Discounted rates for various insurances
• Company bike
• Large discount portal
• Flexible working hours
• 30 days of vacation
• Additional days off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
• Half a day of individual time off
• Mobile working
• Regular get-togethers and team events

Salary: EUR (Min/Max not specified) Remote Model: Hybrid Country Code: de