Bid Manager

Telent; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company is seeking a Bid Manager to lead strategic bids across public and private sectors. This role involves managing the complete bid process, ensuring compliance, and developing effective bid strategies. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management and leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a track record in managing complex bids. A full UK driving license and flexibility for travel are expected. The position offers a hybrid work model and extensive benefits.

Benefits

26 days holiday, plus public holidays

Company pension scheme

Access to Flexible Benefits Portal

Family friendly policies

Occupational health support

Discounts with Telent Reward scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex bids within telecoms or IT.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex solutions effectively.
• Knowledge of public sector procurement frameworks is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end bid process from qualification to submission.
• Develop win strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Produce compelling bid responses.

Skills

Project management

Organisational skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Problem solving

Education

APMP or similar bid management qualification

Job description

Overview

Bid Manager - Flexible Work Location (Warwick Headquarters)

Telent are on the lookout for a Bid Manager due to changes within the team and an increase of opportunities with new and existing customers. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Bid Manager professional to lead and manage strategic bids across our Network Services portfolio - public and private sectors.

This is a Flexible Work Location role - flexible to attend the Warwick Headquarters (CV34 5AH) when required to take part in Bid workshops, and effectively work from home. It is preferred that the successful candidate has a full UK driving license and can travel to other offices if or when required.

At Telent, you will have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. To keep things moving, to connect people. It's important work that we are passionate about. Learning fast, inspiring colleagues, and making the entire organisation run smoother and better. Join us and help keep the nations critical networks connected and protected 24/7.

Bid Manager – What you'll do

Bid Leadership & Strategy

• Leading the end-to-end bid process from qualification to submission and handover.
• Developing and managing win strategies, ensuring alignment with Telent's business objectives.
• Chairing bid reviews and governance checkpoints.

Bid Planning & Coordination

• Creating bid plans, schedules, and deliverables, ensuring timely submissions.
• Coordinating bid teams across technical, commercial, legal, and operational functions.
• Managing stakeholder communications and ensuring accountability for contributions.

Proposal Development

• Producing compelling, customer-focused, and compliant bid responses.
• Managing content library use and ensuring consistent branding and messaging.
• Reviewing and editing contributions for quality, clarity, and compliance.

Risk & Commercial Management

• Identifying bid risks and issues, ensuring mitigations are in place.
• Supporting pricing, cost modelling, and value proposition development.
• Ensuring commercial compliance with Telent's governance framework.

Continuous Improvement

• Capturing lessons learned and driving improvements in bid processes and tools.
• Supporting the development of bid best practices within the division.

Who you are

The ideal candidate for the Bid Manager role is a highly motivated and detail-oriented professional with a proven track record of managing complex bids within technology, telecommunications, or the infrastructure sectors. The Bid Manager will combine excellent organisational and leadership skills with the ability to inspire and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams under tight deadlines. Naturally a strong communicator and problem solver, the Bid Manager will be adept at translating technical solutions into compelling, customer-focused bid proposals. The Bid Manager will work on a variety of bids, including public sector, private sector, and potentially defence, without being assigned to a specific type of work or customer, ensuring broad exposure across our Network Services division. While Cost Modelling experience is a valuable asset to also bring to the table, it is not an essential requirement for the role; Cost Modelling experience is a good advantage to have, but the skill can be learned as part of the role.

Bid Manager – Key requirements

• Proven experience managing complex bids within telecoms, IT, technology services, or infrastructure.
• Strong project management, organisational, and leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex solutions.
• Knowledge of public sector procurement frameworks (desirable).
• APMP or similar bid management qualification (desirable).
• Holder of a full UK driving license and flexible to travel.
• Organised, articulate and able to handle high priority work.

What we offer

A career at Telent can span sectors, roles, technologies, and customers giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• Access to the Flexible Benefits Portal
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme

We're passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.

Telent Core Values: Be Inclusive, Be Collaborative, Be Customer Focused, Take Responsibility.