Bid Manager
London
£45,000-£53,000
Are you a bid professional who enjoys owning the full pursuit process, influencing strategy and producing proposals that genuinely stand out?
We're partnering with one of the UK's leading independent professional services consultancies to appoint a Bid Manager into their growing bids function. With an exceptional reputation, a collaborative culture and a strong track record of winning complex work across both public and private sectors, this is an opportunity to join a business where bids are valued as a strategic growth function.
This role can be based from London, Edinburgh or Glasgow, operating within a flexible hybrid working environment.
The Opportunity As Bid Manager, you'll take ownership of strategic tenders from qualification through to submission and presentation. Working closely with Partners, subject matter experts and business development teams, you'll help shape winning strategies, create compelling client-focused content and ensure every submission reflects the highest standards of quality and professionalism.
This is a role for someone who enjoys being at the heart of complex opportunities, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities
You'll likely bring:
Most importantly, we're interested in speaking with ambitious bid professionals who are looking to continue developing their careers. If you don't tick every box but feel you have the capability and drive to succeed, we'd still encourage you to apply.
Why Join? This is an organisation that genuinely invests in its people. With over a century of heritage and a reputation for delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges, they've built a culture centred around collaboration, flexibility and professional growth.
Alongside a competitive salary and profit share scheme, you'll benefit from:
London
£45,000-£53,000
Are you a bid professional who enjoys owning the full pursuit process, influencing strategy and producing proposals that genuinely stand out?
We're partnering with one of the UK's leading independent professional services consultancies to appoint a Bid Manager into their growing bids function. With an exceptional reputation, a collaborative culture and a strong track record of winning complex work across both public and private sectors, this is an opportunity to join a business where bids are valued as a strategic growth function.
This role can be based from London, Edinburgh or Glasgow, operating within a flexible hybrid working environment.
The Opportunity As Bid Manager, you'll take ownership of strategic tenders from qualification through to submission and presentation. Working closely with Partners, subject matter experts and business development teams, you'll help shape winning strategies, create compelling client-focused content and ensure every submission reflects the highest standards of quality and professionalism.
This is a role for someone who enjoys being at the heart of complex opportunities, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end bid lifecycle across complex RFPs, RFQs and strategic tender opportunities.
- Develop winning strategies that align solutions to client challenges, objectives and evaluation criteria.
- Partner with senior stakeholders, subject matter experts and business development teams to shape compelling propositions.
- Produce high-quality bid responses, presentations and pitch materials that differentiate the business from competitors.
- Project manage multiple concurrent opportunities, ensuring submissions are delivered on time, to budget and fully compliant.
- Facilitate qualification reviews, kick-off meetings, bid workshops and submission sign-off processes.
- Coordinate input from technical specialists and senior stakeholders, ensuring consistency, quality and alignment throughout.
- Work closely with design and proposal support teams to deliver visually engaging, client-ready submissions.
- Drive continuous improvement across bid processes, tools, governance and win strategies.
- Utilise AI tools responsibly to improve efficiency, insight generation and content development.
- Manage submissions through procurement portals and tender platforms.
- Support pitch preparation and presentation coaching where required.
You'll likely bring:
- Proven experience managing bids and proposals within a professional services, consultancy or similarly complex environment.
- Strong understanding of bid management best practice across both new business and re-tender opportunities.
- Experience leading strategic pursuits from qualification through to submission.
- Excellent writing, editing and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate technical content into compelling client-focused messaging.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Confidence influencing senior leaders and facilitating collaborative bid discussions.
- Experience working within regulated or public sector procurement environments.
- APMP accreditation, or a commitment to working towards qualification.
Most importantly, we're interested in speaking with ambitious bid professionals who are looking to continue developing their careers. If you don't tick every box but feel you have the capability and drive to succeed, we'd still encourage you to apply.
Why Join? This is an organisation that genuinely invests in its people. With over a century of heritage and a reputation for delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges, they've built a culture centred around collaboration, flexibility and professional growth.
Alongside a competitive salary and profit share scheme, you'll benefit from:
- Flexible benefits tailored to your individual needs.
- Hybrid working with an expectation of two office days per week.
- Flexible working hours between 7am and 7pm.
- Award-winning learning and development programmes.
- Structured mentoring and career progression opportunities.
- Mental health and wellbeing support.
- Paid volunteering leave and additional birthday leave.
- A highly collaborative culture where ideas and innovation are actively encouraged.
