Senior BD & Bids Leader — Woking (Hybrid)

Consortium; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Perks

Job summary

Menzies Marketing/BD Team is seeking a Senior BD Manager/Bids Manager to lead the day‑to‑day delivery of the firm’s bids function from the Woking office. You will support the Head of BD on multiple BD projects, analyse data, target opportunities and develop BD best practice across offices and service lines.

The role involves managing the bids team, embedding best practice, and becoming a BD ambassador, with regular travel to other Menzies offices as required.

Qualifications

• 5+ GCSEs at grades A–C (or equivalent), including English and Maths.
• A CIM qualification or Marketing degree would be advantageous, but isn’t essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the bids team, setting priorities, allocating workload, supporting development and ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently met.
• Oversee bid design, including writing, editing and formatting of proposals and decks, ensuring outputs are clear and on brand.
• Drive tender approaches with the wider BD and relationships teams, ensuring best practice and effective project management from receipt of RFP to submission.
• Maintain visibility of the bids pipeline, capacity and deadlines, escalating risks and coordinating resources.
• Develop the bids team through coaching, feedback, knowledge sharing and clear standards for what good looks like.

Skills

Proposal writing

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Networking

Communication

Education

GCSEs (5+)

CIM qualification or Marketing degree

Tools

HubSpot

Microsoft Office

Job description

Menzies Marketing/BD Team is seeking a Senior BD Manager/Bids Manager to lead the day‑to‑day delivery of the firm’s bids function from the Woking office. You will support the Head of BD on multiple BD projects, analyse data, target opportunities and develop BD best practice across offices and service lines.

The role involves managing the bids team, embedding best practice, and becoming a BD ambassador, with regular travel to other Menzies offices as required.