Bid Team Lead

Evotix Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and safety company in Manchester is looking for a Bid Team Lead to enhance its bid management function. The successful candidate will manage a team across multiple regions, ensuring bid quality and compliance, while strategizing to improve win rates. A minimum of four years in bid management and strong leadership skills are essential. This role offers competitive compensation, unlimited annual leave, and a collaborative team culture.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Unlimited Annual Leave

Quarterly wellness days

Growth Opportunities

Team events

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in bid management.
• Experience in a people leadership role.
• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Bid Team across Australia and the UK.
• Own and optimise the end-to-end Bid process.
• Implement and report on bid KPIs.
• Collaborate with Sales to define bid strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Time Management

Creative Thinking

Tools

Loopio

MS Office

Job description

At Evotix , we’re transforming the way businesses approach health, safety, and wellbeing. Our team thrives on bold ideas, celebrates diversity, and embraces the power of collaboration.

Here’s why you’ll love working with us:

• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive base salary and company-based performance bonus.
• Your Birthday Off : We believe birthdays are special! Celebrate your day relaxing, spending time with loved ones, or doing whatever makes your day extraordinary. It’s our way of saying, “Happy Birthday!”
• Time to Recharge: Unlimited Annual Leave and your birthday off!
• Support for You: Quarterly wellness days and access to our Employee Assistance Program, including mental health, legal, and financial guidance.
• Growth Opportunities: Educational benefits to help you keep learning and growing.
• Team Culture: Regular team events, an inclusive environment, and a shared commitment to making an impact.

Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re a bold, results-driven leader who thrives on challenges, loves scaling success, and is passionate about making a difference—we want to hear from you!

Thank you for your interest. Please note, we are not seeking support from external recruitment agencies at this time. Direct applications from candidates are warmly welcomed.

Overview

Drive winning bids. Lead with strategy. Deliver impact.

At Evotix, we’re looking for a Bid Team Lead to own and elevate our bid management function. In this role, you’ll lead a team that partners closely with Sales to accept, complete, and submit bids that are accurate, compelling, and tailored to customer needs—instilling confidence that Evotix can deliver on every requirement.

Beyond day-to-day bid delivery, you’ll take a strategic view of the entire process: identifying ways to improve win rates, shorten cycles, and optimise how resources are used. Your leadership will ensure that the bid team not only supports growth but also strengthens Evotix’s position in the market through consistently high-quality submissions.

If you’re a detail-focused, strategic thinker with a passion for driving improvements and winning business, this is your opportunity to make a measurable impact.

What You'll Do

• Manage the Bid Team across Australia and the UK
• Own and optimise the end-to-end Bid process ensuring its efficiency, accuracy, quality, and compliance.
• Ensuring that an SLA is in place for bid completion and that it is met.
• Implementing and reporting on bid KPIs to allow monitoring of the performance of the Bid Process.
• Work with the wider team to triage new bids to ensure that only bids which are a good fit are progressed.
• Lead the team in completing bids across all geographies
• Manage high-value, complex RFXs across enterprise and mid-market segments globally.
• Collaborate with sales to define and execute bid strategy to improve win rates and align with business goals.
• Oversee the bid technology stack and identify, evaluate, and implement potential improvements.
• Partner with Evotix’s AI Centre of Excellence to embed AI into bid workflows and content generation while maintaining quality and accuracy of information.
• Work as part of the bid team to complete bids and manage work loads
• Maintain and evolve the bid content library, capturing reusable content and insights.
• Design and deliver training across the business on bid best practices and process adherence, including coaching and mentoring stakeholders on bid best practices, particularly in written content development.
• Build strong relationships with Sales, Presales, and SMEs to ensure alignment and knowledge sharing.
• Analyse bid outcomes and customer feedback to identify improvements and share best practices.

What You Bring

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in bid management
• Experience in a people leadership role.
• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Excellent communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Familiarity with SaaS bid management platforms (e.g., Loopio) and management of content libraries.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills
• Strong time management abilities
• Strong reading and researching skills
• Editing and proofreading abilities
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Creative thinking
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Beneficial
• Experience implementing AI tools or automation in bid processes.
• Success in B2B SaaS bidding, ideally with global enterprise clients.
• No formal qualifications required, but APMP or similar frameworks are beneficial.