Bid Solutions Manager

About The Role:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of 2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve.

Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values
- Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning

Employer:

Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

Digital Learning:
The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career. Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay:
Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

About The Company:

Days of Working:
Monday to Friday Reporting to the Head of Bid Solutions and liaising with the wider Business Development Team, focussing on developing robust, innovative and deliverable FM solutions that support OCS Private Sector bids, improve competitiveness, and help convert pipeline into profitable growth.

Initially focused primarily on ‘Soft Services’, there is also the opportunity to expand knowledge and skills and develop wider TFM solutioning aptitude in Hard Services.

Key elements of the role include:

Solutions and pricing of FM/TFM bids for OCS Private Sector Supply chain pricing and procurement Resource modelling and building bid specific solution models Data collation and bid analytics Liaison with SME’s and Operational teams Equipment and technology sourcing and research Internal benchmarking

Industry research

Outcomes achieved:

Developing commercially competitive and operationally deliverable solutions

Ensuring bid models are robust, evidence-based and benchmarked

Supporting win themes through innovation, productivity and data-led service design

Skills:

Knowledge of FM Services / FM Industry Some understanding of soft services pricing and procurement Supply chain pricing / third party procurement Good people skills, the ability to influence and working with multiple stakeholders within the business Attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement Analytical thinking

Ability to provide innovative ideas and creative thinking

Research skills Strong IT Skills, predominantly Excel and Power BI

How to Apply:

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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Vacancy ID64025

All Locations United Kingdom All Locations is a required field

Advertising Salary Competitive Business Unit Corporate / Central Support Hours Per Week
37.5

Working Days Per Week (e.g. Monday
- Friday)
Not Specified Working Days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Working Days is a required field

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