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Senior Bid Manager

Senior Bid Manager

Job title: Senior Bid Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Surrey, G21
Salary: To £75K + car or allowance + bonus.
Reference: 370NM
Contact name: Nigel Marshall
Contact email: nm@palmermccarthy.com
Published: 5 days ago

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Bid Manager to lead and manage the end-to-end bid process, ensuring winning proposals are delivered in line with strategic goals. Reporting to the Global Managing Director, you will oversee bid procedures, manage multi-disciplinary teams, and drive success on multi-million-pound opportunities.

Key Responsibilities for the Senior Bid Manager

  • Lead theend-to-end bid process, from qualification through to delivery.

  • Manage inputs from sales, marketing, finance, and operations to produce compliant, high-quality bids.

  • Develop and implement winning bid strategies aligned with customer requirements.

  • Prepare and review bid documentation, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and commercial viability.

  • Oversee risk assessment and mitigation throughout the bid lifecycle.

  • Build and maintain strong client relationships at senior levels (CEO/Director).

  • Track and manage budgets, deadlines, and bid progress.

  • Analyze lessons learned post-bid to improve future processes and outcomes.

Experience & Skills Required of the Senior Bid Manager

  • Proven success managing bids for complex, high-value opportunitiesin technical security or related sectors.

  • Strong commercial understanding, includingP&L and risk management.

  • Exceptionalwritten and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage at all levels.

  • Solid knowledge of competitive markets, governance procedures, and CRM systems.

  • Experience working under tight deadlines with a high level of accuracy.

  • Strong leadership and team management skills.

What is on Offer?

  • Competitive salary and benefits package.

  • Opportunity to work on high-profile, strategic projects.

  • A collaborative and dynamic work environment.

  • Hybrid working, 1 day per week in the office.

If you’re a results-driven Senior Bid Manager professional with a passion for delivering exceptional bids, we’d love to hear from you!

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