Bid Manager

Term: Full time / Permanent

About the Role:

You will manage every aspect of the bid process, ensuring timely, high-quality, customer-centric submissions that meet public and private sector requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the response to both public and private sector tenders, coordinating a virtual team that includes Operations, Project Management, Finance, and Commercial.
• Producing concise, persuasive, and customer-focused proposal documents, presentations, and other submission materials.
• Overseeing bid production, ensuring all proposals meet client requirements and deadlines.
• Facilitating Value Proposition sessions to craft winning strategies and integrate them into submission documents.
• Managing key actions, outputs, and clarifications throughout the bid process, ensuring compliance and quality control.
• Leading tender review meetings, facilitating collaboration among team members to fine-tune proposals.
• Continually enhancing bid processes and contributing to bid management initiatives across the organisation.

About You:

• Solid experience managing bids, particularly within the public and private sectors.
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to craft persuasive, high-level proposals.
• Strong verbal and presentation skills to engage and persuade stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Word.
• Experience in stakeholder management, working with cross-functional teams to deliver successful bids.
• The ability to juggle multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, and work well under pressure.
• A passion for supply chain logistics, with experience or training (such as Shipley or APMP) in bid management being advantageous.

If you are interested in the above it would be great to discuss further, we look forward to your application / CV.