Bid Manager

TeamJobs; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

TeamJobs are recruiting on behalf of a well established business for an experienced Bid Manager to join their growing team in the Portsmouth area. The role covers the full bid and quotation process from enquiry through to final submission, with collaboration across engineering, procurement, operations and commercial teams to ensure compliant, competitive submissions within customer deadlines.

You'll lead the bid function, drive pricing strategy, maintain auditable records and implement

Qualifications

• Experience in bid management, estimating, quotations, or proposals.
• Strong costing knowledge for materials and labour.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical ability.
• Experience coordinating workloads or leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full quotation and bid process from enquiry to submission.
• Coordinate workload across costing, estimating, and quotation activities.
• Review drawings, specs, BOMs, and customer requirements.
• Produce accurate material, labour, and subcontract costing models.
• Identify commercial and operational risks within enquiries.
• Support pricing strategies to balance competitiveness and profitability.
• Ensure customer deadlines and turnaround times are met.
• Maintain clear and auditable quotation records.
• Drive continuous improvement across bid and estimating processes.
• Provide leadership across the quotations or estimating team.

Skills

Bid management

Estimating

Quotations / proposals

Material costing

Communication skills

Analytical ability

Team coordination

ERP systems

Excel

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

TeamJobs are working with a well established business to recruit an experienced Bid Manager to join their growing team.

Full Time – Permanent

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in quotations, estimating, or bid management. You will play a key role in managing the full bid and quotation process, ensuring accurate and commercially competitive submissions are delivered within customer deadlines.

The Role

As Bid Manager, you will be responsible for leading the quotation process from initial enquiry through to final submission. You will work closely with engineering, procurement, operations, and commercial teams to ensure all bids are technically compliant, commercially sound, and aligned with business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the full quotation and bid process from enquiry through to submission
• Coordinating workload across costing, estimating, and quotation activities
• Reviewing technical drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and customer requirements
• Producing accurate material, labour, and subcontract costing models
• Identifying commercial and operational risks within enquiries
• Supporting pricing strategies to balance competitiveness and profitability
• Ensuring customer deadlines and turnaround times are achieved
• Maintaining clear and auditable quotation records
• Driving continuous improvement across bid and estimating processes
• Providing leadership and direction across the quotations or estimating team

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Previous experience in a bid management, estimating, quotations, or proposals role
• A strong understanding of material and labour costing
• The ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical ability
• Experience coordinating workloads or leading teams
• Good working knowledge of ERP systems and Microsoft Excel
• Electronics, engineering, or contract manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of subcontract processes and supply chain costing
• Experience working with OEM or regulated industry customers

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business where you can make a real impact within a commercially focused and collaborative environment.