Hybrid Bids and Tenders Manager

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About the role

  • Bids & Tenders Manager responsible for developing high-quality bids at Celnor Group. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive strategic bid success in the B2B service market.

Responsibilities

  • Managing bid and tender portals across the group
  • Leading opportunity qualification and bid/no-bid decision processes
  • Developing win strategies aligned with client needs and competitive positioning
  • Analysing RFPs, ITTs, RFIs and framework agreements to determine scope and requirements
  • Establishing bid timelines, governance structures and resource allocation
  • Owning the full bid lifecycle, from opportunity identification through submission and post-bid review
  • Coordinating cross-functional teams to produce high-quality, compliant and persuasive proposals
  • Managing proposal content to ensure consistency in messaging, branding and value proposition
  • Collaborating with finance and commercial teams to develop appropriate pricing strategies
  • Ensuring deadlines are met while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy
  • Working closely with Sales teams, Account Managers and Managing Directors to shape opportunity strategies
  • Facilitating bid kick-off meetings, progress reviews and approval stages
  • Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners
  • Supporting client presentations, clarification responses and negotiation stages
  • Providing guidance and training on bid and tender strategy across Celnor Group businesses
  • Leading post-bid reviews and lessons learned sessions
  • Maintaining and improving the group bid content library and knowledge repository
  • Monitoring bid performance metrics including win/loss ratios
  • Implementing best practices and process improvements to increase efficiency and success rates

Requirements

  • Strong experience in bid management within a B2B service environment
  • Proven track record delivering high-value, complex tenders
  • Experience working with public and private sector procurement processes
  • Demonstrable success improving bid quality and win rates
  • Excellent project management and organisational skills
  • Exceptional written communication and proposal writing ability
  • Strong commercial awareness, including pricing strategy considerations
  • Ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously under tight deadlines
  • Confident stakeholder management across senior leadership and operational teams
  • High attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Strategic thinker with a proactive mindset
  • Resilient and comfortable working in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments
  • Collaborative and able to influence across multiple stakeholders
  • Analytical and solution-oriented

Job title

Bids and Tenders Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£45,000 - £53,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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