Bid Manager

Sopra Steria; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% bonus

£5,400 car allowance

25 days annual leave with the options

private medical

life assurance

pension

generous flexible benefits fund.

Job summary

Sopra Steria's Strategic Sales team is seeking a Bid Manager to lead end-to-end bid activities for high-profile UK opportunities. You will coordinate diverse teams, ensure compliant, compelling submissions, and drive governance to meet tight deadlines.

The ideal candidate has proven bid management experience, strong MS Office skills, and familiarity with MS Project, with a sales-oriented mindset. This hybrid London role offers a competitive package and opportunities to mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable Bid Management experience across all bid stages with a winning track record.
• Highly competent in MS Office tools.
• Experienced user of project planning software (e.g., MS Project).
• Demonstrate a sales orientation with understanding of bid management best practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end bid activities across multiple opportunities.
• Coordinate diverse teams to deliver high-quality, compliant, and compelling bid submissions.
• Drive bid governance, planning, and execution to meet challenging deadlines.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Sopra Steria, partner organisations, and suppliers.
• Support the development of winning strategies and customer-focused solutions.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of bid excellence and best practice.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder collaboration

Team coordination

Sales orientation

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Ready to take the next step in your Bid Management career? Join our Strategic Sales team and play a leading role in shaping and delivering some of Sopra Steria's most important and high-profile opportunities. Working across the public and private sectors, you'll collaborate with senior stakeholders, influence strategic pursuits, and help secure business that makes a real difference to our customers and communities. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy turning complex challenges into winning solutions, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and manage end-to-end bid activities across multiple opportunities.
• Coordinate diverse teams to deliver high-quality, compliant, and compelling bid submissions.
• Drive bid governance, planning, and execution to meet challenging deadlines.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Sopra Steria, partner organisations, and suppliers.
• Support the development of winning strategies and customer-focused solutions.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of bid excellence and best practice.

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrable Bid Management experience, working across all stages of the entire bid process with a successful record of accomplishment, winning bids in a competitive market;
• Highly competent in use of MS Office tools;
• Experienced user of project planning software e.g. MS Project;
• Demonstrate a sales orientation with an understanding of bid management best practice;

It would be great if you had:

• Member of Bid Management professional body e.g. Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP);
• Experience of Shipley bid management best practice;
• Knowledge of the Public and Private Sector market;
• Experience in mentoring junior staff

Employment Type: Full-time/Permanent

Location: London 3 days per week

Security Clearance Level: SC

Internal Recruiter: Amy

Salary: Up to £70k

Benefits:

• 10% bonus
• £5,400 car allowance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days
• private medical
• life assurance
• pension
• generous flexible benefits fund.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements.

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Our work touches many lives in the UK. From helping the Government provide essential public and health services that offer more convenience and choice, to improving financial services to deliver fairer, customer-centric solutions.

Together we are building a better future by delivering real and lasting value.

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