Senior Bid Manager

Robert Walters UK; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in talent solutions seeks a Bid Manager to oversee the bid process from start to finish. The successful candidate will manage timelines and stakeholder engagement, utilizing strong communication and project management skills. This role offers a competitive salary and a robust benefits package, including private medical insurance and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Fantastic training and development programme

Volunteer time off

Global incentive weekend

Employee wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• Strong project management and communication skills are essential.
• High self-motivation and drive for success.
• Ability to engage with SMEs and drive bid strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the bid process from kick-off to submission.
• Manage timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder alignment.
• Develop clear, persuasive responses tailored to client briefs.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Analytical Skills

Negotiation

Time Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

6 years’ bid management experience

Sales/recruitment experience

Job description

Robert Walters is the world’s most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and advisory services for businesses of all shapes and sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.We help organisations find the skills and solutions to reach their goals and assist talented professionals to power their unique potential.We offer our people incredible career opportunities as well as an inclusive culture and flexible working.

About the Role

End-to-End Bid Ownership

• Lead the entire bid process: from kick-off and team mobilisation to submission, presentation, and post-submission review.
• Manage timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder alignment throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Full end-to-end bid ownership: from kick-off and pursuit team coordination to writing, submission, and presentation stages

Stakeholder Engagement & Project Leadership

• Coordinate across Sales, Solutions, Commercials, Operations, and Subject Matter Experts to ensure cohesive, high-quality proposals.
• Govern sales involvement, enforcing agreed roles and responsibilities across teams.
• Act as the central point of accountability for major deals, including complex global programmes.
• Develop and write clear, persuasive responses tailored to client briefs, showcasing a deep understanding of our business and value proposition.
• Contribute to solution design and challenge inputs to ensure optimal alignment with client needs.
• Leverage an AI-enhanced content management system for content development and version control.

Creative & Strategic Proposal Delivery

• Create visually compelling documents and presentations in PowerPoint that bring our solutions to life.
• Apply innovative approaches to storytelling through both content and design.
• Ensure all submissions align with brand standards, formatting, and tone of voice.

Knowledge Sharing & Best Practice

• Maintain and enrich a central content library to drive consistency and excellence in future bids.
• Contribute to the evolution of best practices in bid management across the organisation.
• Support and mentor junior team members to foster growth and capability within the team.

Expert Business Insight

• Represent Robert Walters’ outsourcing value proposition with credibility and gravitas at all levels.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from Managing Directors to Account Leaders across global regions.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge of the operational environment, services, and client landscapes.
• Staffing/recruitment sector experience is highly preferred
• 6 years’ bid management experience and sales/recruitment experience (highly preferred)
• Strong project management and communication skills are essential
• Someone who can hit the ground running and provide experienced hands-on bid support
• Ability to engage with SMEs and drive bid strategy as well as delivery
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Exceptional time management and organisation skills
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work with targets and deliver against tight deadlines
• High self- motivation and drive for success
• Ability to work independently in an agile environment as well as collaborate as part of a team
• A unique opportunity to drive projects such as Employer Branding, Talent pipelining, Recruitment Innovation, Candidate Experience
• A track record of high performance and an ability to deliver excellent results consistently is key. In return for your hard work, you’ll be offered a competitive top salary and benefits package with bonuses/commission and fantastic incentives programme
• Private medical insurance
• A fantastic training and development programme
• Volunteer time off
• The opportunity to partake / qualify for our Global incentive weekend
• Employee wellbeing through various programmes
• You’ll have plenty of opportunities to progress your career, both in your country and other locations around the world. That’s the benefit of working for a large global organisation. One that is at the forefront of recruitment innovation, and a specialist in RPO and MSP

As a Disability Confident Employer, Robert Walters is committed to offering a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of a disability, impairment or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know.

This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Robert Walters - Global Talent Solutions