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Bid Manager
Location: Field Based role but must be able to access London Hub (SW8 1RL) as and when required.
Salary: Circa £45,000
Job Purpose
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Bid Manager to join our Bid Management team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end bid process for strategic international opportunities, producing high-quality written tender materials and coordinating cross-functional input to deliver winning proposals.
This is a highly visible role within the organisation, suited to someone who is comfortable managing multiple priorities and adapting to changing business needs while maintaining high-quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
Bid Management & Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end bid management process for allocated opportunities, from qualification through to final submission, in line with company best-practice bid procedures and governance requirements
- Manage multiple concurrent bid activities, ensuring deadlines, milestones, and submission requirements are met
- Act as the central point of coordination for all bid-related activity, maintaining momentum and accountability across the bid team
Bid Writing & Content Quality
- Produce and oversee the development of high-quality, compelling written tender responses for some of the organisation’s most strategic bids
- Apply best-practice bid writing techniques to ensure all submissions are clear, concise, customer-focused and benefits-led
- Develop persuasive executive summaries that clearly articulate win themes, value propositions and differentiators
Strategy & Planning
- Participate in bid strategy development, including analysis of client requirements, customer concerns, and key issues
- Contribute to the development of win strategies, value propositions and messaging aligned to client priorities
- Review marketing intelligence, lessons learned and feedback to continually improve bid approach and quality
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Stakeholder Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Technical, Operational, Legal and Finance teams to develop bespoke, high-quality proposals
- Work collaboratively with subject matter experts to gather, refine, and strengthen bid content while ensuring deadlines and quality standards are achieved.
- Facilitate bid reviews and quality gates, ensuring senior stakeholder input and sign-off where required
Process, Systems & Content Management
- Play an active role in developing, managing and maintaining bid content libraries and the bid process framework
- Maintain accurate bid and customer information within the CRM system
- Support continuous improvement of bid management tools, templates and processes
Who You’ll Work With
You will be part of a closely-knit global team of solutions specialists, pricing leads, subject matter experts and commercial professionals, collaborating across geographies to deliver best-in-class client solutions.
Key Qualifications & Experience
- Relevant professional experience in bid management, proposal management, commercial writing, or similar disciplines. Degree-level education may be advantageous but is not essential. Experience and transferable skills are equally valued.
- Proven bid management experience, ideally within a global or international context
- Experience leading large, complex bid opportunities
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- APMP or similar bid management certification preferred but not essential
- Experience in project management, proposal writing, editing, formatting and presentation development
- Strong MS Office skills, particularly Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
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Personal Attributes & Skills
- Excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
- Highly organised and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously
- Strong project management skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure
- Team-oriented, collaborative and positive, with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes and continuous improvement.
- Confident in challenging colleagues constructively to ensure high-quality outputs
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment
Benefits
- Work-from-home Fridays (after probation)
- Centrally located premium office in London with shower and cycling facilities
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Subsidized gym membership
- Free fruit, snacks, and drinks in the office
- Genuine career opportunities with a ‘promote from within’ culture
- Continuous training and personal development programs
- Employee of the Quarter awards plus annual Cleanology Awards
- Regular company-funded social events throughout the year
- Cake and bubbles for all HQ birthdays
- Annual team weekend trip to Europe
- Three fully paid sick days
- 25 days of annual leave
At Cleanology, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to apply if they believe they could succeed in the role. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process and employment.
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