Business Development Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

Tender & RFP Submission Management: Manage the full tender life cycle to ensure accurate, compliant, and competitive submissions.

• Monitor tender opportunities via distribution lists, client portals, and internal channels, coordinate review and circulation of RFP materials, and support pursue/decline decisions with leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate all aspects of tender execution, including administrative requirements, clarifications, amendments, and submission instructions, in collaboration with internal teams.
• Plan and manage submission timelines, track bid milestones, and coordinate inputs from project teams and senior stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Conduct quality and compliance reviews of proposals to ensure full alignment with RFP requirements, client instructions, and internal standards prior to submission.
• Manage final proposal submissions through client portals, email, or physical delivery, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of submissions to a centralized repository to support record management and audit readiness.

Tender Tracking and Reporting: Maintain performance tracking to support visibility and continuous improvement.

• Maintain and update internal tracking tools with ongoing tender details, submission statuses, milestones and next steps.
• Track outcomes (win/loss), client feedback, and key performance metrics to support reporting and continuous improvement.
• Ensure accurate, clean, and up-to-date records of all tenders across assigned market.

Vendor Registration & Portal Maintenance: Provide light support for client portal administration activities when required.

• Support the Tender Specialist with registering Oliver Wyman as a vendor on new client procurement portals.
• Maintain existing client portals by updating certificates, passwords, credentials, and internal portal access logs.

Ad-Hoc Business Support Contribute to business development initiatives and operational process improvements.

• Support the Business Development and Business Impact Teams with presentations, reports, dashboards, and data analysis.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives and ad-hoc operational support aligned with evolving business needs.

Experience and Skills Required:

Education: Bachelors degree in business management, Administration or related field.

Experience:

• Experience in managing tender processes, RFP submissions, or interacting with client procurement teams is strongly preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a professional services or corporate environment, ideally within:

Business development

Tender/RFP coordination

Procurement

Operations

• Prior experience handling client portals, RFP submissions, or procurement processes is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with GCC markets is an advantage.

Skills:

• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and administrative capabilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, solution focused mindset with adaptability to changing business needs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, Arabic is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• High standards of professionalism, discretion, and respect for confidentiality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Project management skills are a plus.
• Willingness to learn, grow, and contribute to continuous improvementinitiatives.