TELUS Health and LifeWorks have recently come together to leverage the power of technology and our caring cultures to further progress our shared goal of building a healthier and friendlier future for all. As a global-leading health and well-being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

The Sales Bid Manager is responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of the bid and pricing process, often managing multiple opportunity workstreams in parallel.

Responsibilities:

• Governance of bid process (from qualification to hand off to implementation), enforcing timeline, following up with subject matter experts, and organizing/leading relevant meetings

• Assemble and lead project management of team for key bids, working closely with sales, deciding executives, and proposal writing team to ensure delivery of high-quality proposals

• Utilize knowledge of multiple disciplines (defined benefit, health and welfare, system solutions/SaaS business, implementation process, etc.)

• Network and communicate with colleagues across business

• Define, execute, and maintain bid management best practices

• Identify and pioneer process improvement initiatives within sales operations team

• Project manage the end-to-end bid process, setting a timeline with realistic deadlines to ensure on-time submission of a compliant and compelling bid

• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and milestones

• Work with Sales and Sales Operations Sr. Director to ensure development of clear and compelling win strategy, ensuring win themes are woven throughout proposal and meeting materials

• Drive continuous improvement, including gathering and sharing feedback from post-bid reviews in coordination with, Sales, Sales Operations team and other stakeholders

• Identify resources needed to reach objectives, host meetings, work with resources, and sales operations team in an effective and efficient manner

• Follow up with relevant stakeholders regarding key information and task completion

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with strong attention to detail

• Knowledge of developing and contributing product cost analysis and pricing models

Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or industry‑related experience

• 5-8+ years work experience, ideally within the pension and health & welfare benefits administration industry

• 5-8+ years private / commercial sector bid management experience

• Strong familiarity with project management tools, methodologies, and best practices

• Understanding of RFP process

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace (experience in Excel, Word, Google Sheets and Docs preferred)

• Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal), organizational, and interpersonal skills

• Innovative thinking, problem solving, team collaboration and influencing skills

• General knowledge with RFP software tools (RFPIO, RFP360, Ariba, etc.)

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