Company InformationA leading, multidisciplinary consultancy with a strong presence across the UK is now seeking a confident Bid Manager to work in either their busy Leeds or Manchester officeIn this role as the Bid Manager, you will work with client-facing teams to develop winning strategies for their pipeline, manage the bidding process throughout the tender window, and contribute to the writing of compelling and convincing responses.Bid Manager - Role and Responsibilities As a Bid Manager, you will take ownership of the bid process and play a key role in helping win new business opportunities.Oversee and lead the end-to-end process of developing, preparing and submitting bids to win new projectsFacilitate pre-bid activities to research clients, competitors and market trends as we understand and improve our position and developing bid strategies and win themesUndertake early bid / no bid meetings with leaders to review our appetite and right to win - and participating in commercial risk assessment and approval gateways before submissionReview tender documentation to understand all inclusion requirements - agreeing and promoting a clear proposal plan to drive the delivery of each submission in line with compliance and deadlinesDrive communication across the team (inc kick off, workshops, stand-ups etc) - a common understanding of timescales, evaluation criteria and deliverables through clear work allocationsSee that a clear plan is in place for compelling high-quality ..... full job details .....