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I would like to get the views of the APMP members as to what they feel is the difference between a Bid Manager role and a Proposal Manager role. Thanks.
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Roy,
I don't think there is any in my humble opinion. It's the same role just different titles.
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I'm pretty much with MSE on your question. In my company, Bid Manager was a title used primarily in European, while US used Proposal Manager. We standardized on Bid Manager.
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Hi, (from Rob from downunder! - Australia).
I agree, Bid or Proposal means essentially the same thing. The term "bid" is probably more "commercial" while "proposal" sounds a little more formal and usually adopted by government, particularly in Australia.
I've been involved with Bids/Proposals for more than 20 years and the term RFT (Request for Tender) was always used by government while RFP (Request for Proposal) was used by the private sector. Today, the terms are pretty much interchangeable.
Actually, bid, tender, proposal and pitch are practically synonyms.
Does it really matter? ;-)
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We use "Bid Manager" for the person with overall accountability for the bid (proposal) and this is usually the Account Director. This is to help reinforce the requirement for the Account Manager to be fully engaged in the bid process.
We use "Proposal Manager" for the person (me!) providing planning and control support to the Bid Manager. Note that, given the size of the company, I am the only dedicated bid team member. All our bid projects are based on transient project teams.
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