Bid Team Manager – Electronics Manufacturing

Location: Newport, South Wales

Hours: – 37.5 – Early finish on a Friday

Competitive Salary + Benefits

A leading provider of high‑reliability electronic manufacturing solutions is seeking an experienced Bid Team Manager to lead its quotation function and support growth across aerospace, defence, medical and industrial markets.

The Role

You’ll manage the full bid and quotation process, ensuring accurate, timely and commercially robust proposals. Working closely with engineering, supply chain, operations and quality teams, you’ll coordinate cost models, assess risk, support pricing strategy and ensure smooth handover into NPI. This is a key leadership role with real influence over business performance and customer success.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the bid/quotation and documentation teams Deliver accurate, timely quotations aligned to business priorities Build full cost models (labour, materials, NRE, CAPEX, tooling) Analyse BOMs and validate manufacturing assumptions Develop dashboards and reporting tools (Excel, BI platforms) Coordinate cross‑functional RFQ activity and customer communication Support NPI handover and manufacturing readiness Identify and escalate technical and supply chain risks Recruit, develop and manage the quotation team What You’ll Bring

5+ years in electronics manufacturing / EMS Experience in estimating, costing, bid management or quotation engineering Strong leadership and communication skills Advanced Excel skills and experience with BOM analysis High accuracy, commercial awareness and ability to meet tight deadlines Knowledge of Valor and BOM Connector (advantageous) Desirable

Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or Business Power BI, VBA/macros or SQL knowledge ERP/MRP and CRM experience Background in aerospace, defence, medical or industrial sectors Lean/CI experience Benefits

Pay & Financial Security

Competitive pay Contributory pension scheme (salary sacrifice available) Sick pay from day one + Company Sick Pay Scheme Holiday & Time Off

Generous annual leave increasing with service Paid bank holidays Festive shutdown (pre‑planned) Health & Wellbeing

Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 GP access, counselling, wellbeing support) Occupational Health support On‑site Mental Health First Aiders Cycle to Work Scheme Pension adviser visits Regular social events Everyday Workplace Benefits

Subsidised on‑site canteen Free tea, coffee and fresh fruit Free on‑site parking Birthday meal voucher Discounts & Recognition

Access to Benefit Hub for discounted e‑gift cards and vouchers Apply today through Hawk 3 Talent Solutions to find out more. If you would like to apply for the role of Bid Manager, then please email your CV to (url removed) or call Donna on (phone number removed).

Closing date is 14.04.2026 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.

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