Proposal Manager

• Driving continuous improvement in proposal quality, efficiency, and win rates.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, clients, partners, and subcontractors.
• Coordinating input from sales, engineering, operations, legal, and finance to shape winning proposals.
• Leading and mentoring a team of proposal specialists to deliver high-quality, competitive bids.
• Driving pricing strategy, ensuring commercial competitiveness while safeguarding profitability.
• Managing the full end-to-end proposal process, from bid initiation through to submission and post-bid reviews.

If you are an experienced Proposal Manager or Bid Manager looking for your next challenge, please apply today to discuss this opportunity in confidence.

Are you an experienced Proposal / Bid Manager with a proven track record of leading successful, high-value bids? Do you thrive in complex, technical environments and enjoy managing cross-functional teams to deliver compelling, commercially competitive proposals?

• Clear, confident communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Strong commercial awareness with proven pricing and financial acumen.
• Proven experience in proposal or bid management, ideally within defence, engineering, or other complex project environments.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience bidding to UK and overseas defence clients.
• Familiarity with MS Project or other project management tools.
• Degree-level qualification.
• A strong track record of winning large and complex bids.

This role offers the chance to join a forward-thinking global organisation that values collaboration, innovation, and personal ownership. You’ll be working on projects that directly contribute to advancing technology in a highly specialised sector, with genuine opportunities to develop your career.

Salary & Benefits: Competitive package, hybrid working, career development and training opportunities, plus the chance to work on cutting-edge international projects.