We are looking for a Bid Manager to join our growing team of like-minded tech people. Should you choose to accept, your responsibilities will encompass:
Bid Management (80%)
Bid Management - End to End Bid Process Oversight
Lead the end-to-end bid process for multiple new business opportunities and key frameworks
Manage timelines, documentation, and submission requirements.
Compliance & Quality Assurance
Ensure all bids comply with client specifications, internal governance and scoring criteria.
Review and edit content for accuracy, grammar, and impact.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
Work closely with subject matter experts in business development, commercial, and operational teams.
Facilitate bid kick-off and review meetings.
Tender & Opportunity Management
Identify and qualify tender opportunities across public and private sectors.
Monitor procurement portals and industry platforms for new bids.
Develop bid strategies aligned with business goals
Proposal Writing
Write clear, persuasive, and tailored content for bids, proposals, and tender documents.
Ensure consistency in tone, branding, and messaging across all submissions.
Translate complex technical or operational information into accessible language.
Maintain a library of reusable content, case studies, and credentials
Research & Intelligence Gathering
Analyse tender documents and customer requirements.
Conduct competitor analysis and market research to inform bid strategy.
Stay up to date with industry trends and procurement practices.
Commercial & Risk Management
Prepare pricing schedules and financial models alongside Commercial Engagement team.
Conduct risk assessments throughout the bid lifecycle.
Ensure bids are commercially viable and competitive
Post-Bid Activities
Lead debriefs and lessons-learned sessions.
Track bid outcomes and maintain performance reports.
Support client presentations and negotiations.
Business Development (20%)
Opportunities
Respond to prospect enquires
Identify, grow and collaborate on opportunities to ensure growth attainment
Develop creative pitches and propositions aimed at specific industry sectors
Quotations, Orders, Contracts & Invoicing
Liaise with Procurement to provide quotations for service within the product/services and price ranges defined by the Technical Architects
Production of contracts for services
Invoicing clients appropriately for any goods/services provided and contracts initiated
Administration
Prepare presentations for prospect meetings
Ensure all sales opportunities are logged in PipeDrive and are kept up to date
Proactively follow up leads generated
Organise and host prospects at our offices (alongside Line Manager)
Attendance and participation at internal sales meetings
Handover deals won to the companyâs onboarding/project management teams
Our perfect candidate should have a wealth of knowledge spanning various technologies and being able to use these skills to troubleshoot and deliver five star solutions that keep our clients happy is a must!
Customer service is paramount to us, which is why we only look for candidates with excellent customer facing skills and the ability to communicate effectively. Your friendly tech-savviness will truly shine here.
Razorblue Requirements
We know its unrealistic to find someone who ticks all of these boxes (extra points if you do), which is why we seek those eager to develop over time through our development resources and peer learning. If this aligns with your own personal growth mindset, we would love you to apply.
Qualification
Must hold full clean UK Driving Licence
Experience
Proven experience in bid writing or proposal development, ideally in a B2B or public sector environment
Desirable: Experience in IT, ideally for a Microsoft Partner/Managed Service Provider
Skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent communication skills â verbal and written
Ability to persuade, influence and negotiate effectively