Bid Manager, Management

Overview

Bid Manager – Nottingham. £45,000 – £55,000 + 10% Bonus + Excellent Benefits. Looking for a Bid Manager role where you can genuinely shape how bids are done, not just manage the process? This is a business where bids matter. You’ll be leading from the front in a fast-moving, commercially driven environment across the manufacturing and construction sectors.

• Own the end-to-end bid process from qualification through to submission.
• Lead a team of 6 and manage high-volume, high-impact bids; typically c.150 tenders per year + proposals, with submissions up to £1m in value.
• Maintain a strong win rate of circa 1 in 3.
• Deliver bids across local authority, community regeneration, new build housing, and leisure sectors.
• Ensure every submission is commercially sharp, creatively strong, and aligned to client objectives.
• Review, refine, and proofread bid materials to a high standard while maintaining bid integrity.
• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders including the Managing Director, Commercial Director, Design Manager, and Sales Leads.
• Ensure win themes align with internal capability and client expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement by evolving bid processes, structure, and output quality.
• Create a more efficient, scalable function with the opportunity to grow the team over time.

• Commercially aware: understanding how to position value, not just respond.
• Creative: able to differentiate bids and tell a compelling story.
• Structured: bring control and clarity to a high-volume environment.
• Influential: confident working with senior stakeholders across the business.
• Background is flexible; what matters is the ability to deliver winning bids and improve how they’re done.

• A successful, growing business with strong market presence.
• Low staff turnover; people genuinely enjoy working here.
• A solid team already in place, open to new ideas and leadership.
• Real scope to shape the function and make it your own.

• £45,000 – £55,000 (flexible for the right person).
• 10% bonus.
• 5% matched pension.
• Private healthcare.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• 36-hour working week.
• Office-based in Nottingham.