Tender Manager

Loom Talent; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% Company Bonus Scheme

25 Days + 8 Bank Holidays

Pension Contributions

Private Health Care

Annual Salary Life Assurance

Plus additional company benefits

Job summary

Loom Talent is recruiting a Tender Manager to lead strategic tenders across the UK, with Midlands travel 2-3 days a week. You will shape bid strategies, develop customer-focused solutions and manage internal stakeholders to deliver compelling proposals.

The role requires strong bid management, costing knowledge, and proficiency in MS Office. Expect a dynamic environment with multiple tenders and clear deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience managing bids/tenders from qualification to submission.
• Strong commercial awareness with understanding of costing/pricing models.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic tender opportunities from initial qualification through to final submission and contract award.
• Develop effective bid strategies responding to customer requirements and competitive positioning.
• Collaborate with commercial, operational and solutions teams to create tailored customer solutions.
• Lead internal stakeholders throughout the tender process with clear deadlines and roles.
• Oversee preparation of high-quality proposals, presentations and supporting documentation.
• Translate customer requirements into clear, compelling responses.
• Review pricing, costing and commercial assumptions for tenders.
• Support customer meetings and presentations with proposed solutions.

Skills

Tender management

Commercial awareness

Pricing & costing

Stakeholder coordination

Proposal writing

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Sector: 3PL Contract Logistics

Location: UK/Midlands travel

The Company

Loom Talent have been exclusively engaged by an established 3PL provider with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality service and innovative warehousing and transport solutions across the UK.

This role offers a flexible location across the UK, with midlands travel 2-3 days a week

The role - Tender Manager

• Manage strategic tender opportunities from initial qualification through to final submission and contract award.
• Develop effective bid strategies that respond to customer requirements and position the organisation strongly against competitors.
• Work collaboratively with commercial, operational and solutions teams to develop tailored and commercially viable customer solutions.
• Lead and coordinate internal stakeholders throughout the tender process, ensuring clear responsibilities, deadlines and effective communication.
• Oversee the preparation of high-quality written proposals, presentations and supporting tender documentation.
• Identify key customer requirements and translate these into clear, compelling and commercially focused responses.
• Review and challenge operational and commercial proposals to ensure solutions are both competitive and capable of delivering strong business outcomes.
• Work with relevant teams to develop and validate pricing, costing and commercial assumptions within tender submissions.
• Support customer meetings and presentations, confidently communicating proposed solutions and responding to customer requirements.
• Manage multiple tenders simultaneously, ensuring submissions are delivered accurately, professionally and within agreed timescales.
• Build strong working relationships across the wider business and contribute to improving tender processes, quality and overall bid performance.
• Maintain a strong understanding of customer needs, market conditions and competitor positioning to help maximise the likelihood of successful outcomes.

The Candidate

• Ideally a strong background in bid/tender management within 3PL contract logistics
• Good understanding of warehouse operations
• Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of costing and pricing models
• Previously managed high value tender processes
• Ability to develop clear and compelling customer propositions that demonstrate value and differentiate the organisation from competitors.
• Highly articulate, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging and commercially compelling content.
• Strong attention to detail and a high standard of written communication.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience with recognised bid management methodologies or frameworks would be advantageous, although formal certification is not essential.

The Package

• 10% Company Bonus Scheme.
• 25 Days + 8 Bank Holidays.
• Pension Contributions.
• Private Health Care.
• Annual Salary Life Assurance.
• Plus additional company benefits.