Bid Manager

INOU; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

INOU, a leading facilities company in Ireland, seeks an experienced Commercial Bid Manager to lead public-sector bid efforts across Ireland. You’ll own the full lifecycle of tenders, from opportunity identification to proposal delivery and handover.

You will monitor procurement portals, coordinate end-to-end submissions, develop win themes, and support sales with market intelligence. Strong proposal writing, commercial acumen, and stakeholder management are essential to win and grow our

Qualifications

• End-to-end public-sector bid management experience.
• Strong understanding of public procurement rules.
• Experience in facilities management or B2B services.
• Excellent proposal writing and deadline management.
• Strategic commercial mindset with stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor public procurement portals to identify new tenders and align with objectives.
• Coordinate end-to-end preparation and submission of tenders, ensuring compliance and competitive pricing.
• Develop bid strategies and winning themes that articulate strengths.
• Support sales with market intelligence and business development activities.
• Maintain a bid pipeline and provide updates on status and commercial considerations.

Skills

Bid management

Public sector bidding

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Proposal writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce or related field

Job description

I am working with a leading facilities company to find an experienced Bid Manager to lead public-sector bid efforts and make a tangible impact on business growth across Ireland. As a Commercial Bid Manager, you’ll own the full lifecycle of public-sector tenders, from identifying opportunities and crafting compelling proposals to securing wins and supporting seamless handovers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor public procurement portals to identify new public-sector tender and framework opportunities and assess them against strategic and commercial objectives.
• Coordinate the end-to-end preparation and submission of public-sector tenders, ensuring compliance, quality, and competitive pricing.
• Develop bid strategies, win themes, and compelling value propositions that clearly articulate the organisation’s strengths.
• Support the wider Sales team with market intelligence, customer engagement and business development activity
• Maintain an accurate bid pipeline and provide regular updates on opportunity status, outcomes, and commercial considerations.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience managing end-to-end public-sector or B2B bid and tender processes, with a strong understanding of public procurement rules.
• Experience working for Facilities Management, Cleaning, Security, Property Management or another B2B service environment
• Excellent proposal-writing skills combined with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Excellent commercial awareness, judgement and business development mindset
• Outstanding organisational, project management, and stakeholder management skills.