Bid Manager

Rowlands Pharmacy; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company based in the UK is looking for a PharmaCo Bid Manager to oversee the bid process effectively. The successful candidate will identify tender opportunities and create winning proposals, contributing to the company's reputation as a top partner for manufacturer clients. We're seeking someone with strong bid management experience and outstanding project management skills to help deliver compliance and innovative solutions within the healthcare sector.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Health cash plan

Flexible pay management app

High street discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Contributory Pension Scheme

Fully funded training programmes

Qualifications

• Proven ability to influence and engage stakeholders.
• Experience managing B2B pharma relationships.
• Confident leadership with a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and manage tender opportunities.
• Develop bid strategies that align with commercial objectives.
• Project manage proposal development across teams.
• Ensure bids are high-quality and submitted on time.

Skills

Strong bid management experience

Exceptional communication

Project management skills

Analytical mindset

Job description

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and manage tender opportunities across the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
• Develop winning bid strategies that align with PHOENIX's commercial and financial objectives.
• Project manage the full proposal development process - coordinating inputs from commercial, finance, marketing, and supply chain teams.
• Ensure all bids are high-quality, compliant, and submitted on time.
• Build and maintain a comprehensive Tender Library to streamline future submissions and manufacturer onboarding.
• Lead the development of a Pharma Services Digital Strategy, enhancing tools such as Partnerweb and CRM while exploring new digital solutions.
• Collaborate across the business to ensure the Pharma Services proposition is simple, effective, and easy to implement.
• Drive the creation of a Marketing & Communication Trade Plan to increase brand awareness and market presence.

Qualifications

• Strong bid management experience, ideally within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• Proven ability to influence and engage stakeholders across multiple business areas.
• Exceptional communication and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously.
• Analytical mindset with strong commercial and strategic thinking.
• Experience managing B2B pharma relationships and working with syndicated data sources (e.g. IQVIA).
• Confident leadership with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach.

Desirable

• Experience in pricing, commercial programmes, and reporting.
• Proven success in developing and delivering strategic marketing or commercial initiatives.

PHOENIX Medical Supplies is one of the UK's leading providers of healthcare and pharmaceutical distribution services. Through our Pharma Services division, we partner with manufacturer clients to deliver innovative, efficient, and compliant commercial solutions that drive growth across the healthcare supply chain.

As part of our ongoing expansion, we are seeking a PharmaCo Bid Manager to lead the bid process from end to end - identifying opportunities, developing winning proposals, and driving new business that strengthens our position as the first-choice partner for manufacturer clients.

Benefits

• 25 days (pro rata) annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Medicash - a health cash plan to support everyday healthcare costs (e.g. eyecare, prescriptions)
• iTrent Financial Wellbeing - an app to help manage and access your pay flexibly
• High street discounts and offers
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Fully funded accredited training programmes through the Apprenticeship Scheme