Bid Solutions
Senior Bid Manager
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Senior Bid Manager
Location: Oxford (hybrid, 2 days per week in the office)
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 + bonus
Contract: Permanent, full-time
The Opportunity
Our client is a growing organisation that wins complex, high-value bids, and they're looking for a Senior Bid Manager to lead major opportunities from qualification through to contract award.
You'll work closely with business development leads to shape compelling value propositions and drive bids forward with pace, rigour and creativity. It's a highly networked role, ideal for someone who thrives under pressure, manages people well, and knows how to balance agility with best-practice process. Candidates from any industry background are welcome; what matters most is strong bid leadership experience.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading complex bids end-to-end, from capture planning through to contract sign
- Managing bid teams, budgets, risk and formal review processes
- Keeping bid programmes on track for quality, schedule and budget
- Reporting progress to senior stakeholders and handing over smoothly to delivery
- Building strong relationships with clients, partners and funding bodies
- Representing the business at client meetings and industry events
- Mentoring colleagues and sharing best practice across bid teams
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
What We're Looking For
- Proven track record leading and winning complex, high-value bids
- Strong grasp of the full bid lifecycle
- Strategic, agile and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Persuasive and creative, with the confidence to challenge and inspire
- Excellent stakeholder management and commercial acumen
- APMP Foundation, Practitioner or equivalent desirable
Interested?
This role is being handled exclusively by Bid Solutions. Get in touch with Ben Hannon at ben_hannon@bidsolutions.co.uk to find out more, quoting "Senior Bid Manager - Oxford".
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location