Bid Manager

Salary/Rate:£60k to £75k plus bonus
Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Manchestter
County:Manchester
Discipline:Professional Services
Job ref:LGM-Oct25
Post Date:October 15, 2025

About the Role

Senior Bid Manager

 

Location: Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Marlow, Leeds, Bristol, South Coast, or Glasgow

Salary: £60k to £75k plus bonus

Full time: Permanent

Hybrid: 2-3 days in the office

 

Our client is a growing and highly innovative technology solutions business with a national network of offices and wider global presence. We are seeking a talented Bid Manager to be instrumental in developing compelling, high-quality tender responses for our client’s most significant and complex projects. Working in partnership with the Senior Bid Manager and Enterprise Bid Lead, you will coordinate expert contributions, develop persuasive win themes, and ensure every submission is meticulously tailored and fully compliant.

 

The Role:

  • Crafting compelling, high-quality tender responses for major business opportunities.
  • Coordinating all bid inputs, shaping win themes, and guaranteeing submission compliance.
  • Managing bid schedules, risks, and dependencies to ensure on-time delivery.
  • Liaising with stakeholders, technical teams, and partners to align all messaging.
  • Tracking outcomes and lessons learned to support continuous improvement in our bid process.
  • Working with the Bid Centre to share best practices and contribute to our central knowledge base.

 

Who we are looking for:

  • Demonstrable experience in bid and tender management (technology/services sector preferred).
  • Experience of leading on high value, complex opportunities
  • First-class project management and organisational skills.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
  • A proactive approach with a strong commitment to continuous improvement.

 

 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At We Are Adam, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

 

We are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.

Interested? Please apply now.

 

We look forward to hearing from you!

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