Proposals Bids and Tenders Manager
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
- Supportive and values-led working culture
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
- Identify opportunities to expand partnerships, sponsorships, and commercial growth
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
- A proactive, solutions-focused and growth-oriented mindset
To apply for the role of Proposals, Bids & Tenders Manager, please send your CV to:
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