Senior Bid Manager

Gilligan Black Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilligan Black Recruitment is seeking an experienced bid professional to join a hugely successful organization in Ireland. This role focuses on winning and growing public-sector business, managing opportunities from identification through bid strategy, pricing, submission and beyond.

You will own the public-sector bid pipeline, identify new opportunities across eTenders and procurement channels, and develop commercially focused submissions that drive growth across Ireland.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing end-to-end bids and tenders, ideally within the Irish public sector.
• Background in Facilities Management or another B2B services environment required.
• Strong understanding of public procurement, eTenders and framework opportunities.
• Excellent proposal-writing, communication and attention-to-detail skills.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Experience with pricing, costings and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the public-sector bid pipeline.
• Identify new opportunities across eTenders and procurement channels.
• Develop compelling, commercially focused bid submissions.
• Coordinate pricing, strategy and submission timelines with stakeholders.

Skills

Bid management

Public sector

Proposal writing

Public procurement

Pricing & costings

Stakeholder management

Job description

A role like this doesn’t come around every day! This is an incredible opportunity to join a hugely successful company and really partner with Commercial, Finance, Operations, other senior internal stakeholders.

This is a key role focused on winning and growing public-sector business, managing opportunities from initial identification through to bid strategy, pricing, submission & beyond!

You’ll take ownership of the public-sector bid pipeline, identifying new opportunities across eTenders & procurement channels, while developing compelling, commercially focused submissions.

You will have:

• Proven experience managing end-to-end bids and tenders, ideally within the Irish public sector.
• Background in Facilities Management or another B2B services environment required.
• Strong understanding of public procurement, eTenders and framework opportunities.
• Excellent proposal-writing, communication and attention-to-detail skills.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Experience with pricing, costings and stakeholder management.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced bid professional who wants to play a visible role in driving commercial growth, rather than simply coordinating submissions. You’ll have the opportunity to shape bid strategy, influence business development and help secure significant public-sector opportunities across Ireland.