Bid Manager

Insight Select Limited; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Select Limited is seeking a Bid Manager to join its commercial team. This hands-on role manages bids from initial customer requirements through to final submission, coordinating with commercial, technical, operational and subject matter experts to create clear, compelling and commercially robust proposals.

You will own assigned bids, ensuring customer requirements, deadlines and compliance are met. The role requires experience in bid management, tendering or proposals with strong pricing

Qualifications

• Experience in bid management, tendering or commercial management.
• Ability to produce complex customer-facing proposals.
• Understanding pricing, contracts and commercial considerations.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end bid and tender process from requirements to submission.
• Coordinate input from technical, operational, commercial and SMEs.
• Develop bid plans, manage timelines and track milestones.
• Work with commercial teams on pricing and costings.
• Ensure proposals are accurate, compliant and commercially sound.
• Maintain bid information in CRM and support process improvements.

Skills

Bid management

Tendering

Proposals

Pricing

Contracts

Commercial awareness

Job description

Bid Manager - SC Cleared (preferred) Location: Hanslope/London Salary: £38,000-43,000 12 month FTC/3 days on site - to be based in Hanslope but can do up to 2 of the 3 on site days in London if preferred.

We are working with a highly established organisation that is looking for a Bid Manager to join its commercial team.

This is a hands-on role responsible for managing bids and proposals from initial customer requirements through to final submission. You'll work closely with commercial, technical, operational and subject matter experts to bring everything together into a clear, compelling and commercially robust proposal.

The Role

You will take ownership of assigned bids, ensuring customer requirements are understood, deadlines are met and the final proposal is accurate, competitive and commercially sound.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the end-to-end bid and tender process from initial requirements through to submission.
• Working directly with customers to understand their requirements and decision-making criteria.
• Coordinating input from technical, operational, commercial and subject matter experts.
• Developing bid plans, managing timelines and ensuring key milestones are achieved.
• Working with commercial teams to develop accurate pricing and costings.
• Bringing together complex technical and commercial information into clear, customer-friendly proposals.
• Reviewing proposals for accuracy, quality, commercial risk and compliance.
• Managing internal approvals before proposals are submitted.
• Responding to customer questions and providing updates throughout the bid process.
• Identifying financial, legal, operational and delivery risks and ensuring these are appropriately managed.
• Maintaining accurate bid and opportunity information within CRM systems.
• Supporting continuous improvement across the bid and proposal process.

About You

We're looking for someone with proven experience in bid management, tendering, proposals or commercial management.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience managing bids/tenders within a commercial environment.
• Strong experience producing complex customer-facing proposals.
• An understanding of pricing, contracts and commercial considerations.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to take complex information and turn it into clear, concise messaging.
• Strong organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Confidence working with customers and senior internal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• The ability to challenge, influence and bring people together to deliver a high-quality submission.

Experience working with public sector customers would be advantageous, as would experience within areas such as ICT, facilities management, estates, logistics, construction or professional services.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative commercial environment where you'll have genuine ownership of the bid process and work across multiple areas of the organisation.

You'll be joining a role where your ability to coordinate people, understand customer requirements and produce commercially strong proposals will have a direct impact on securing new business and maintaining existing relationships.