Pursuit, Bid and Solutions Manager

Bid Manager (Pursuit, Bid and Solutions Manager) Hybrid - London preferred, flexible for the right candidate who''s energised by face-to-face meetings that matter 65,000 - 75,000The role has changed. We''re not hiring for the old one.AI has rewritten what a Bid Manager needs to be. The old model, a writer in a room, assembling content to someone else''s brief is obsolete. We''re looking for someone who leads from the front: shaping win themes, challenging sales strategy, and directing pursuit teams to win, not executing instructions from a Sales Director.This is the strategic engine behind the sales function, not business development and not template-driven bid writing. You''ll lead pursuits averaging 25m- 100m, across the UK and multi-country opportunities. We need gravitas to challenge senior stakeholders, commercial judgment to know what''s genuinely deliverable, and the creativity to push our propositions beyond the obvious.What you''ll be doingDirecting pursuit teams and challenging win themes, not taking a brief, setting one.Leading solution design and differentiated propositions on complex, high-value opportunities ( 25m- 100m, UK and multi-country).Owning sales strategy input for live pursuits, with the authority to push back when a strategy won''t win.Leading internal discovery and solution workshops, engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.Ensuring proposed solutions are both operationally deliverable and commercially viable.Leading end-to-end pursuit ..... full job details .....