Bid Manager: Strategy‑Led Proposals & Wins

Brandon James Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Brandon James Limited is seeking a confident Bid Manager to join our Leeds/Manchester offices. You will own the bid process from content development to submission, working with client-facing teams to win new business.

You will lead pre-bid research, coordinate storyboarding and compelling responses, and manage timelines, ensuring accuracy and a persuasive, compliant proposal. This role suits an experienced writer with strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Understanding and experience of public and / or private sector procurement processes.
• Experience within the construction, engineering, property or consultancy sectors.
• Experience in a Bid Manager, Senior Bid Writer, Senior Bid Coordinator or similar work-winning role.
• Strong project management and organisational skills – with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills with a focus on attention to detail.
• The ability to communicate technical information in a clear, persuasive and engaging way.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead the end-to-end process of developing, preparing and submitting bids to win new projects.
• Facilitate pre-bid activities to research clients, competitors and market trends as we understand and improve our position and developing bid strategies and win themes.
• Undertake early bid / no bid meetings with leaders to review our appetite and right to win – and participating in commercial risk assessment and approval gateways before submission.
• Review tender documentation to understand all inclusion requirements – agreeing and promoting a clear proposal plan to drive the delivery of each submission in line with compliance and deadlines.
• Drive communication across the team (inc kick off, workshops, stand-ups etc) – a common understanding of timescales, evaluation criteria and deliverables through clear work allocations.
• See that a clear plan is in place for compelling high-quality responses through storyboarding, writing and review.
• Review and edit inputs prepared by others to see that our content is presented in an accurate, professional, concise and consistent manner – delivering compelling bids which maximise our scores.
• Manage the coordination of materials into a completed format.
• Liaise with clients as appropriate (and guide those in client-facing roles) as we respond to queries and prepare to participate in post submission discussions, presentations and negotiations.
• Lead post-submission lessons learnt reviews (based on internal and external feedback) to identify opportunities to improve.
• Support the development and maintenance of case studies, project examples, CVs and other relevant bid content as part of an ongoing knowledge management approach.
• Monitor bid performance and contribute to the continuous improvement of our work-winning approach by collaborating with colleagues to identify best practice and implement changes.

Skills

Bid management

Project management

Written communication

Editing and proofreading

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Procurement knowledge

Time management

Job description

Brandon James Limited is seeking a confident Bid Manager to join our Leeds/Manchester offices. You will own the bid process from content development to submission, working with client-facing teams to win new business.

You will lead pre-bid research, coordinate storyboarding and compelling responses, and manage timelines, ensuring accuracy and a persuasive, compliant proposal. This role suits an experienced writer with strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.