Proposals Bids and Tenders Manager
2 days ago
Holywell
Proposals, Bids & Tenders Manager £35,000 | Agile Working | Northwest-Based (Predominantly Remote) Permanent | Full Time | Monday–Friday Mainly remote with monthly leadership meetings at our Manchester HQ Are you an experienced bid professional with a proven track record of winning commercial tenders and developing high-performing teams? Do you thrive in a strategic, commercially focused environment where your expertise directly influences business growth, client partnerships, and long-term success? This is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly respected organisation at an exciting stage of expansion, helping shape and grow a successful bids and proposals function across a diverse and evolving client portfolio. Why Join? Our prestigious client delivers industry-leading professional development, training programmes, conferences, and events across a broad range of sectors, while also supporting ambitious international growth in partnership with a leading University. You’ll be joining an organisation that genuinely invests in its people, offering flexibility, autonomy, and excellent professional development opportunities within a collaborative and forward-thinking culture. Benefits Include: • Agile and predominantly remote working, • 24 days holiday plus bank holidays, • Christmas closure, • Birthday day off, • Healthcare Cash Plan, • Subsidised University gym membership and dining, • Excellent CPD and professional development opportunities, • Pension scheme You will take ownership of key bid portfolios, build and maintain a healthy pipeline of opportunities, and mentor Bid Coordinators to ensure best-practice bid management across the team. This is a highly strategic role requiring strong commercial awareness, exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to create persuasive, compliant, and high-quality bid responses that win business. Key Responsibilities • Identify, evaluate, and manage high-value bid and tender opportunities, • Lead the end-to-end bid process, ensuring quality, compliance, and timely submission, • Manage, coach, and develop Bid Coordinators and support team performance, • Build and strengthen long-term client and stakeholder relationships, • Develop strategic re-bid and account growth plans, • Create tailored, high-impact proposal content aligned to client objectives, • Work collaboratively with finance, legal, operational, and subject matter experts, • Analyse market trends, pricing models, and commercial data to maximise bid success, • Maintain accurate forecasting, reporting, and pipeline management You will ideally have: • A strong track record of winning commercial bids and tenders, • Experience managing or mentoring bid coordination and/or sales teams, • Excellent proposal writing and strategic bid management skills, • Strong financial and commercial acumen, including forecasting and pricing analysis, • The ability to manage multiple deadlines and deliver results under pressure, • Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills To apply for the role of Proposals, Bids & Tenders Manager, please send your CV to: Tina Lacey Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency dedicated to the skills, training, and employability sectors nationwide. We provide free pre-interview advice and guidance throughout the interview process to help candidates perform at their very best.