Bid & Proposals Lead — Hybrid, Growth & Strategy

BWB Consulting Limited; Manchester; Hybride; GBP 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working (3 days in office)

5% pension match

Life assurance

Wellbeing programme

Fully funded training

Résumé du poste

BWB Consulting Limited in Manchester is seeking a National Bid and Frameworks Manager to lead growth through strategic bids and frameworks. You will coordinate with regional teams and the Executive Board from pre-bid to submission, ensuring persuasive, commercially focused responses that reflect BWB’s capabilities.

You will build high-quality bid content with SMEs, liaise with architects and partners, manage multiple bids, and maintain trackers and framework registers to identify cross-selling

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of supporting and delivering bids and pursuits across a range of sectors, clients and opportunity types.
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate multiple bids of varying size and complexity, including submissions involving third-party organisations and delivery partners.
• Strong bid writing and content development skills, with the ability to produce clear, engaging and persuasive responses that effectively communicate BWB’s capabilities and value proposition.
• Excellent editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to develop, maintain and apply a consistent BWB tone of voice across content produced by multiple contributors.
• Ability to identify relevant evidence and content and tailor responses effectively to the client, opportunity and target audience.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality submissions to challenging deadlines.
• Ability to engage, coordinate and influence internal stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts to secure timely, high-quality contributions to bid submissions.

Responsabilités

• Research, identify, record and monitor tender opportunities through relevant tender enquiry systems, from initial enquiry through to submission and interview stages.
• Coordinate the development of high-quality bid submissions, including answer planning, storyboarding and pink/red review drafts, working closely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Support the alignment of technical and commercial elements of bids to ensure clear, consistent and compelling submissions.
• Coordinate regularly with SMEs and other key stakeholders to gather technical input, evidence and supporting information for bids.
• Review successful and unsuccessful bids, capturing feedback and lessons learned and ensuring these are shared and applied to future submissions.
• Maintain the company-wide enquiry tracker, supporting visibility of opportunities and identifying potential cross-selling opportunities across the business.
• Maintain the Framework Register and proactively research and monitor opportunities arising through secured frameworks.
• Prepare and coordinate reports, presentations, pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs), tender submissions and supporting bid documentation.
• Support the development of pre-bid engagement plans for key opportunities.
• Ensure all bid and business growth materials comply with Company branding and quality standards.
• Provide coordination and administrative support to the National Bid & Frameworks Manager across bid, framework and business growth activities.
• Attend relevant industry events and conferences to develop market knowledge and gather intelligence on emerging and future opportunities.
• Prepare information for meetings, attend as required and capture key actions and decisions.
• Maintain and develop business growth content and resources on the internal SharePoint site, ensuring information remains accurate and up to date.
• Contribute to and maintain the Business Growth Implementation Plan, providing clear visibility of progress against agreed initiatives and actions.

Connaissances

Bid management

Bid writing

Stakeholder coordination

Content development

Editorial skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Description du poste

BWB Consulting Limited in Manchester is seeking a National Bid and Frameworks Manager to lead growth through strategic bids and frameworks. You will coordinate with regional teams and the Executive Board from pre-bid to submission, ensuring persuasive, commercially focused responses that reflect BWB’s capabilities.

You will build high-quality bid content with SMEs, liaise with architects and partners, manage multiple bids, and maintain trackers and framework registers to identify cross-selling