Job Description
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.
The Role
You’ll take full ownership of a high-volume, high-impact bid function:
* Leading a team of 6, driving quality, consistency, and performance
* Managing c.150 tenders per year + Proposals, with submissions typically up to £1m in value
* Maintaining a strong win rate of circa 1 in 3
* Delivering bids across local authority, community regeneration, new build housing, and leisure sectors
This is about bringing bids to life.
You’ll ensure every submission is commercially sharp, creatively strong, and fully aligned to what the client is trying to achieve.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
* Owning the end-to-end bid process from qualification through to submission
* Managing bid integrity — reviewing, refining, and proofreading to a high standard
* Collaborating with key internal stakeholders including the Managing Director, Commercial Director, Design Manager, and Sales Leads
* Ensuring win themes align with real internal capability and client expectations
* Driving continuous improvement — evolving bid processes, structure, and output quality
* Creating a more efficient, scalable function with the opportunity to grow the team over time
What They’re Looking For
This role needs more than a traditional bid manager.
You’ll be:
* Commercially aware understanding how to position value, not just respond
* Creative able to differentiate bids and tell a compelling story
* Structured bringing control and clarity to a high-volume environment
* Influential confident working with senior stakeholders across the business
Background is flexible what matters is your ability to deliver winning bids and improve how they’re done.
Why This Role Stands Out
* 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
Package
* £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
If you enjoy the pace and challenge of bids, want to lead a team, and like the idea of improving and evolving a function — this is one worth exploring.