Bid & Proposal Manager

AXA Group; Greater London, Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in the UK is seeking a Bid and Proposal Manager to coordinate responses to new Retail Intermediary partnerships. This role involves managing bid activities, ensuring submissions meet compliance, and collaborating across multiple teams. The ideal candidate should possess excellent organizational skills, a degree or relevant qualification, and the ability to engage stakeholders effectively. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered, along with flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills to effectively manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Strong relationship management skills with experience in building successful, mutually beneficial long-term relationships.
• Knowledge of the Personal Lines Intermediary market is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage AXA Retail Intermediary responses to RFIs, RFPs, and structured business proposals.
• Serve as the central point of control for bid activity, managing timelines, inputs, dependencies, and approvals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to produce high-quality written submissions and presentations.

Skills

Organizational skills

Relationship management

Negotiation and influencing

Numeracy skills

Knowledge of regulatory requirements

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

Degree or similar qualification

ACII or progress towards a relevant professional qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Join AXA Retail as a BidandProposal Manager and play a pivotal role in winning new Retail Intermediary partnerships. You’ll lead AXA Retail’s responses to formal proposals, ensuring submissions are accurate, compliant, commercially compelling, and delivered on time. Working across multiple teams including Distribution and Pricing, you’ll craft consistent responses that align with AXA’s strategic objectives and support the conversion of qualified opportunities into successful partnerships.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You’ll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

Whatyou’llbe doing:

• Coordinate and manage AXA Retail Intermediary responses to RFIs, RFPs, and structured business development proposals
• Serve as the central point of control for bid activity, managing timelines, inputs, dependencies, and approvals
• Collaborate with stakeholders across AXA to produce high-quality written submissions and presentations
• Ensure submissions meet internal governance, regulatory, legal, and approval requirements
• Manage NDAs and data-sharing arrangements throughout the bid process
• Support senior stakeholders during bid presentations, clarification stages, and partner meetings
• Maintain bid templates, content libraries, and supporting materials to drive consistency and efficiency
• Capture lessons learned from bids to continuously improve future submissions
• Work closely with the Business Development Lead and Delivery teams to ensure smooth handover into delivery and onboarding

Due to the number of applications, we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please do not hesitate to apply.

We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don’t meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still encourage you to apply.

Whatyou’llbring:

• Excellent organisational skills to effectively manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Strong relationship management skills with experience in building successful, mutually beneficial long-term relationships both internally and externally
• Knowledge of the Personal Lines Intermediary market is advantageous
• Degree or similar qualification, and/or ACII or progress towards a relevant professional qualification is preferred
• Sound numeracy skills, with the ability to present information clearly and effectively
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills to engage stakeholders and drive outcomes
• Experience liaising with trading teams and senior management to coordinate activities and communicate effectively
• Understand regulatory requirements relevant to the role
• Proficient in IT tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

Whatweoffer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of up to £45,000
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & resources
• AXA employee discounts

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to [e-mail].

Who we are:

AXA Retail helps people live the life they love, knowing we’ve got their back, at home and on the road. Our people are vital to us becoming more digital, faster and easier to access. We’re a dynamic team of experts completely committed to making sure our customers ‘get back to the good stuff’ when the unexpected happens.