Bid Manager

Z-Axis Graphics; City of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm in the City of London is looking for an experienced bid manager to oversee all aspects of the bid lifecycle. The role involves leading multi-disciplinary teams, managing bid budgets, and ensuring compliance with established protocols. Candidates should possess strong project management skills and have a solid understanding of public sector procurement. This is a full-time position with responsibilities spanning stakeholder management and bid quality assurance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a similar role within the public sector or regulated markets.
• Strong understanding of public sector procurement frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of stakeholders to deliver high-quality bids.
• Develop and oversee Bid Plans for timely delivery.
• Manage bid budgets and compliance through governance processes.

Skills

Project management

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Public sector understanding

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Job description

Overview

A growing consultancy client is seeking an experienced bid manager to work throughout the bid lifecycle, ensuring documentation is produced to a high standard, milestones are achieved, and the customers' needs and competitive environment are fully understood. They follow internationally recognised bid management practices such as APMP processes or Shipley methodology. The ideal person will have extensive experience in a similar role, ideally within the public sector or other regulated markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and, where appropriate, lead the management of multi-disciplinary internal and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality bids and proposals across multiple workstreams, aligning with organisational values, standards, policies and industry best practice.
• Develop and oversee a structured Bid Plan to ensure timely delivery and submission, driving consistency, repeatability and overall bid quality through a strong project management approach.
• Manage bid budgets in accordance with internal controls and financial forecasting requirements.
• Lead or support Win Strategy workshops to drive the sales approach, including analysis of competitors, development of differentiators, partnership considerations and Probability of Win (PWIN) improvements, translating outcomes into actionable storyboards with the Proposal Manager.
• Facilitate Kick-Off sessions, Red Team reviews and other proposal reviews in line with internal bid governance processes to ensure submissions are compliant, compelling and aligned to strategy.
• Oversee all required governance approval processes, ensuring effective control of quality, risk and cost throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Coordinate Lessons Learned activities post-submission and implement resulting actions to strengthen future bids.
• Maintain strong knowledge of the organisation's propositions, strategy and business practices to accurately reflect these within proposals.
• Ensure accurate capture and maintenance of sales and bid data through relevant enterprise systems and tools to support operational insight and decision-making.

Key Behaviours And Capabilities

• Confident working autonomously in a high-challenge, complex environment while also being receptive to direction when required.
• Strong understanding of public sector procurement frameworks, including decision-making processes and contracting models.
• Strong project management capability with the ability to control a portfolio of concurrent tasks and deadlines.
• Builds strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues, suppliers and partners to support a positive and productive working environment.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise multiple competing demands while maintaining attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 and able to contribute to the creation and refinement of templates and bid materials.
• Actively seeks feedback and ongoing professional development.
• Proactively maintains personal wellbeing and supports the welfare of colleagues, escalating concerns where appropriate.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Bid management / Proposal management

Note: This description retains the core responsibilities and expectations of the role while removing unrelated boilerplate and site-specific notices present in the original.