Bid Manager - High-Performance Sales Environment

Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.
Location: Batley, West Yorkshire

Some companies treat bids like paperwork.

We don't.

For us, every tender is a sales campaign. Every proposal is a chance to win. Every submission is an opportunity to outperform competitors who are still playing small.

We're a growing international engineering and equipment business based in West Yorkshire, supplying specialist solutions to emergency services and industrial clients worldwide. Our products are trusted in critical environments where reliability, speed, and performance matter.

And we're looking for a Bid Manager who treats winning as the only acceptable outcome.

Your job is simple to describe and hard to execute:

Win more business.

You'll take ownership of the full bid lifecycle - from opportunity qualification through to submission - ensuring every proposal is strategic, compelling, and built to win.

You'll work at the intersection of sales, engineering, operations, and leadership, turning complex technical solutions into persuasive proposals that move buyers to say yes.

No passengers. No box-ticking. Just disciplined execution.

• Lead the end-to-end bid and tender process

• Qualify opportunities and decide which bids are worth pursuing

• Build win strategies that position us ahead of competitors

• Coordinate internal experts across sales, engineering, finance, and operations

• Write and structure clear, persuasive, high-impact proposals

• Manage deadlines and submissions with absolute precision

• Maintain a library of winning content and bid intelligence

• Continuously improve how we compete, position, and win

You're not just organised. You're commercially sharp.

You understand that bids are part of the sales process, not an administrative exercise.

You:

• Think like a sales strategist

• Write with clarity and persuasion

• Manage complexity without losing momentum

• Hold people accountable to deadlines

• Thrive in fast-moving, high-expectation environments

Most importantly, you hate losing deals we should have won.

• 3-7+ years in bid management, proposals, or tender management

• Experience with public sector or framework tenders is valuable

• Comfortable working with technical or engineering solutions

• Strong project management and writing skills

• Proven ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders under pressure

• Competitive salary

• Performance-related bonus

• Pension scheme

• 25+ days holiday

• The opportunity to build and shape a high-performance bid function

Our solutions support organisations operating in some of the most demanding environments in the world.

Winning the right contracts doesn't just grow the business.

It puts critical equipment in the hands of people who rely on it.

That's why we take bids seriously. xbpsjku

If you're someone who brings discipline, urgency, and a relentless focus on winning, we want to hear from you.

Apply with your CV and a short note explaining a bid you helped win and how you made the difference.