Sales/Bid Support Manager

Polytec Personnel Ltd; Great Chesterford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Polytec Personnel Ltd near Saffron Walden is seeking a Bid / Sales Support Manager to drive growth by coordinating bids, sales operations, CRM governance and proposal management. The role involves working across commercial, technical, finance and legal teams to progress opportunities from qualification to submission and handover into delivery.

The ideal candidate will have bid management experience, strong coordination and stakeholder skills, and be proficient with HubSpot and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Experience in bid management, proposal coordination or sales support.
• Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Excellent written communication and document management.
• CRM experience, ideally HubSpot.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Collaborative with technical and senior leadership teams.
• Experience with tender submissions or procurement frameworks is a plus.
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Proactive, solutions-focused problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full bid lifecycle from qualification to proposal submission and contract handover.
• Coordinate proposal activities, schedules, reviews and stakeholder inputs.
• Support proposal preparation, document control, compliance checks and submission readiness.
• Maintain CRM data accuracy, reporting, forecasting and pipeline visibility.
• Produce sales and bid performance reports and dashboards.
• Monitor procurement portals, frameworks and tender opportunities.
• Support supplier onboarding, compliance documentation and portal submissions.
• Coordinate commercial, pricing, legal and partner inputs throughout the bid process.
• Facilitate successful project handovers following contract award.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous process improvement.

Skills

Bid management

Proposal coordination

Sales operations

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Communication

Detail oriented

Team collaboration

Tender submissions

Tools

HubSpot

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Location: near Saffron Walden (CB10) Type: Permanent Hours: 9am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday Salary: circa £55,000 depending on experience Job Reference: 36306

Our client based near Saffron Walden is recruiting for a Bid / Sales Support Manager to join their innovative technology and engineering organisation. This is a pivotal role supporting business growth through the coordination of bids, sales operations, CRM governance, proposal management and opportunity tracking. Working across commercial, technical, finance, legal and project teams, you will ensure opportunities are progressed efficiently from qualification through to proposal submission, contract acceptance and handover into project delivery.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and commercially minded bid professional looking to play a key role in driving business growth within a highly innovative organisation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full bid lifecycle from qualification to proposal submission and contract handover.
• Coordinate proposal activities, schedules, reviews and stakeholder inputs.
• Support proposal preparation, document control, compliance checks and submission readiness.
• Maintain CRM data accuracy, reporting, forecasting and pipeline visibility.
• Produce sales and bid performance reports and dashboards.
• Monitor procurement portals, frameworks and tender opportunities.
• Support supplier onboarding, compliance documentation and portal submissions.
• Coordinate commercial, pricing, legal and partner inputs throughout the bid process.
• Facilitate successful project handovers following contract award.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous process improvement.

Requirements

• Previous experience in bid management, proposal coordination, sales operations or a similar commercial support role.
• Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent written communication and document management skills.
• CRM experience, ideally with HubSpot or a similar platform.
• Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with technical, commercial and senior leadership teams.
• Experience supporting tender submissions, procurement frameworks or government contracts would be advantageous.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach to problem solving.