Bid Manager Sales & Marketing · UK ·

Verifile Ltd; Bedford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading background screening services provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Bid Manager to create high-quality, persuasive proposals. The role involves managing multiple bids, using technology to enhance proposals, and ensuring every submission is polished and professional. Ideal candidates will have proven bid management experience with a high win rate in competitive scenarios.

Benefits

Base salary plus bonus plan

Health and wellness programmes

Gym discounts

Retail discounts

Life assurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing end-to-end bid processes, ideally for contracts over £1m.
• Proven high win rate in securing competitive bids.
• Exceptional writing skills for client-focused proposals.

Responsibilities

• Create persuasive proposals to secure new business.
• Manage multiple bids, ensuring polished submissions.
• Analyze competitor activity to improve bid strategies.

Skills

Bid management processes

Written communication

Project management

Commercial awareness

Presentation skills

Education

PMP Practitioner-level certification

Tools

Bid management systems

CRM systems

Job description

Bid Manager

Who we are?

Verifile is an award‑winning leading provider of CV verification and background screening services using innovative technology and methodology. We carry out background checks on candidates to enable our clients to make informed and long‑term rewarding recruitment decisions.

As Bid Manager you will help Verifile secure new business by creating high‑quality, persuasive proposals. You’ll work closely with teams across the company to understand customer needs, gather the right information, and turn it into clear, compelling RFI/RFP responses that showcase our strengths.

You’ll manage multiple bids at once, keep timelines on track, and ensure every submission is polished and professional. You’ll continuously improve our approach by using technology and AI, reviewing past outcomes to strengthen future bids.

About the role:

• Work closely with the Business Development Manager and stakeholders to understand customer needs and shape compelling proposal narratives.
• Translate Verifile’s strengths and competitive position into persuasive, high‑quality written proposals that reflect our brand and mission.
• Coordinate contributions from teams across the business, managing multiple opportunities with an organised and disciplined approach to meet all deadlines.
• Present proposals confidently and influence stakeholders, creating champions for the recommended solution.
• Use emerging technology and AI to enhance proposal quality, efficiency, and overall win rates.
• Analyse outcomes and competitor activity to continuously improve our bid strategy and positioning.
• Maintain strong knowledge of risk, governance, and compliance, ensuring proposals reassure clients that Verifile is a trusted and secure partner.

The must haves:

• Strong demonstrable experience managing end‑to‑end bid processes (RFI/RFP/ITT), ideally on bids of £1m+ or multi‑year frameworks.
• Demonstrable high win rate (e.g. consistently achieving 50%+ across competitive bids) within a medium‑to‑large organisation (250+ employees, or multi‑national client base).
• Exceptional written communication skills, with evidence of creating compelling, client‑focused proposals that secure strategic or enterprise‑level contracts.
• Advanced project management ability, with the ability to coordinate input from multiple teams and manage several bids to tight deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how to position offerings against competitors, shaping compelling value propositions.
• Proficiency in bid management systems and tools (e.g. proposal automation platforms, CRM systems, or AI‑driven solutions) and demonstrable experience.
• Strong presentation and storytelling ability, comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and presenting proposals in person.

The nice to haves:

• PMP Practitioner‑level (or higher) certification or equivalent professional bid/proposal management qualification.
• Sector experience in HR, People Services, technology, SaaS, compliance, or regulated services, ideally with exposure to large enterprise or government procurement.
• Track record of post‑bid analysis, developing structured lessons learned programmes that tangibly increase future win rates.
• Knowledge of risk, governance, and compliance frameworks and ability to embed these credibly in high‑value tender responses.
• Familiarity with CRM and pipeline management tools to track, forecast, and manage bid opportunities.
• Experience in ESG writing, its impact to tender writing, and the business importance in this area.

We’d also love you to:

Ensure that the company values are reflected in your own work and behaviour:

Put People First, own it, Be Curious, Succeed Together, and Delight your customer.

What’s in it for you:

The Bid Manager role comes with a base salary and also a bonus plan.

Every member of our team at Verifile is valued, which is why we support their wellbeing fully with a range of benefits to help them thrive both inside and outside of work. Grouped around four priorities – health, time, finances, and community – we don’t have enough space to list them all, but it does include Holiday Trading, retail discounts, Life assurance, medical services, wellness programmes, fitness classes, gym discounts and much more!

Sound Exciting?

Please apply for the Bid Manager role directly through the link attached and our recruitment team will be in touch.

All our employees will be required to undergo background screening to BS7858 standards.

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