Bid Manager

Whiteley
3 weeks ago
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Are you an experienced Bid Manager ready to take ownership of high-impact proposals?

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves all things bids & proposals to join our friendly and established Bid team with big ambitions. This 12-month fixed-term contract offers the chance to lead on a pipeline of exciting, strategically important tenders and make a real impact on our business growth.

Although this is a fixed-term contract, there's genuine opportunity to leave a legacy. You’ll take ownership of some of our most significant bids and proposals - contributing directly to our strategic goals and working closely with stakeholders across the business.

Your role will include:

Content leadership: Lead the creative process, shaping win themes, writing persuasive narratives, and coordinating stakeholders to ensure compelling, well-structured and visually impactful proposals.

Stakeholder engagement: Work with stakeholders and subject matter experts to gather input, challenge assumptions, and ensure bids reflect strategic priorities and key differentiators.

End-to-end bid ownership: Take full ownership of high-value and complex proposals—from qualification through to submission—ensuring deadlines are met and internal governance is adhered to.

Process & quality oversight: Lead bid reviews, drive improvements in content quality, and support best practice across the team, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Coaching & mentoring: Support the development of more junior bid team members by sharing knowledge, offering guidance, and helping to shape our bid library and approach.

Commercial insight: Use your understanding of pricing models, risk mitigation and client drivers to strengthen our proposals and position us as a trusted partner.

What you'll bring to the role:

Proven experience managing high-value, strategic bids with multiple stakeholders and tight deadlines

Ability to engage, influence and challenge stakeholders of all levels with confidence

Exceptional written communication and storytelling skills

Strong commercial awareness, with a keen understanding of client needs and business drivers

An organised, proactive and solutions-focused mindset, with a passion for quality and continuous improvement

A collaborative leadership style that supports and inspires others

What we offer:

A great team: Our team has a great atmosphere and a desire to win, having won Team of the Year (twice)! We've received numerous personal awards and enjoy regular team socials, alongside our wider Strategic Sales Team! We even have the odd book club meet up for keen readers!

Opportunity to expand your current experience: Our team all started out as strong writers with an interest in learning and we’ve supported them in becoming passionate Bid Writers and Managers.

Competitive basic salary, benefits and company performance-related annual bonus.

Flexible working opportunities, great office environments and free on-site parking.

Company socials, rewards and incentives: We reward high performers and those who live our company values! Our social calendar involves our annual ‘Gattstock’ event, nights out, all-inclusive holidays and awards.

Next steps

Upload your CV and if we think there is a match, a member of our Talent Hub will be in touch. Our recruitment process will include a combination of telephone, video and face to face interviews for you to showcase your talents and potential.

We offer reasonable adjustments to accommodate the needs of our applicants, such as providing interview questions in advance, offering written formats, changing interview times, structure, or settings, and arranging office visits before the interview. This list is not exhaustive, and we are open to considering any additional adjustments to support our candidates

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