Senior Bids & Pursuits Lead | Hybrid

Roxwell Talent; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Enhanced parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

A highly regarded UK law firm is seeking a Senior Bids Manager to lead its most important strategic pursuits and play a central role in its growth strategy. The role entails ownership of strategic pursuits, shaping pitches, tenders and panel appointments, and partnering with senior lawyers to win high-value opportunities.

You'll lead major bids from planning through to completion, challenge stakeholders, coach partners, and develop persuasive client propositions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex bids and pursuits, ideally within legal or professional services.
• Ability to manage the full pursuit lifecycle with strategic thinking and hands-on delivery.
• Strong experience with formal tender and procurement processes.
• Excellent writing, editing and project management skills.
• Commercial awareness and ability to develop compelling client propositions.
• Experience coaching senior stakeholders for pitches and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop pursuit strategies, win plans and value propositions with partners and BD colleagues.
• Lead significant bids, tenders, panel appointments and pitches from planning to completion.
• Facilitate bid/no-bid decisions and focus resources effectively.
• Develop persuasive messaging differentiating the firm from competitors.
• Analyse win rates and client feedback to improve performance.
• Coach partners and colleagues ahead of pitches and client presentations.

Skills

Bid management

Tender processes

Pitches & proposals

Stakeholder coaching

Strategy development

Tools

Procurement tools

Bid management software

Job description

A highly regarded UK law firm is seeking a Senior Bids Manager to lead its most important strategic pursuits and play a central role in its growth strategy. The role entails ownership of strategic pursuits, shaping pitches, tenders and panel appointments, and partnering with senior lawyers to win high-value opportunities.

You'll lead major bids from planning through to completion, challenge stakeholders, coach partners, and develop persuasive client propositions.