Thorn Baker are working in collaboration with a large Facilities Management company to resource for a Education bias Bid Manager. Our client provides contract cleaning services across the entire UK and has had a huge growth period over the last 12 months.This opportunity is now a result of that growth and will directly support an established Sales Director to successfully convert new business contracts, within the education sector. The role of Bid Manager is an important position within the Growth function and will report directly to the Head of Bid Management.You will be responsible for leading the preparation and submission of high quality tenders and proposals, the Bid Manager ensures our client consistently produces compelling, client-focused, and commercially sound submissions that maximise win rates and support sustainable growth.The role will involve overseeing and driving a compliant bid process, which follow client requirements and internal process, whilst contributing to continuous improvement of the sales and growth function. Duties and responsibilities include but are not exclusive to End-to-end delivery of assigned bids: qualify, plan, write, compile and submit on time, then capture lessons learned.Plan and control the bid, building the schedule, managing versions and holding contributors to internal gates and deadlines.Draft, edit and tailor method statements, case studies, CVs and summaries to the question set and scoring guide, aligned to the agreed ..... full job details .....