Bid and Tender Manager East Kilbride The Company Serving some of the UK’s most recognisable brands, Merson Signs is an expert designer, manufacturer and installer of signs. We are now looking for a Bid and Tender Manager to join us on a full-time, permanent basis. The Benefits - Competitive salary - 32 days’ annual leave - Pension scheme - Life cover - Income protection scheme This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced bid and tender manager to join our forward-thinking, ambitious organisation. You’ll take on a highly influential position at the heart of our business development activity, giving you the platform to shape major submissions and play a visible part in the continued growth and success of the business. What’s more, you’ll broaden your experience across a wide variety of high-profile projects, building a standout portfolio of bids and tenders while sharpening your commercial and strategic expertise. The Role As our Bid and Tender Manager, you will lead the preparation, co-ordination and submission of high-quality bids and tenders to support business growth. Managing the end-to-end bid process, you will co-ordinate input from teams across sales, design, estimating, operations and project management to ensure submissions are accurate, compelling and aligned with client requirements and deadlines. You will also analyse tender opportunities and client requirements to shape effective win strategies, producing persuasive bid content while supporting pricing approaches, risk management and continuous improvement across tender activity. Additionally, you will: - Develop and maintain a bid library and supporting documentation - Manage clarification questions and tender responses - Conduct post-bid reviews and feedback sessions - Track bid opportunities through the CRM system - Maintain records of bid outcomes and performance metrics - Support sales pipeline reporting and forecasting About You To be considered as a Bid and Tender Manager, you will need: - Proven experience in bid and/or tender management, ideally within construction, signage, or manufacturing sectors - Experience using CRM systems to manage opportunities and reporting - Familiarity with public and private sector procurement processes - Excellent project management and organisational abilities - Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with a focus on clarity and persuasion Other organisations may call this role Bid Manager, Tender Manager, Proposals Manager, Bid Co-ordinator, Bid Writer, or Commercial Bid Manager. Webrecruit and Merson Signs are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. So, if you want to join us as our Bid and Tender Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency