Head of Tendering Centre in Newton-le-Willows

Location: Newton‑le‑Willows | Hybrid Working | Competitive Package

Join one of the UK’s fastest‑growing, people‑powered service groups and lead the future of tendering excellence at Kingdom. With £300m+ revenue, 11,500+ colleagues and operations across more than 5,000 sites, The Kingdom Group is scaling fast across security, cleaning, recruitment and local authority services. We are building a high‑performance Tendering Centre to accelerate growth, strengthen competitiveness and deliver outstanding proposal quality.

We are seeking a strategic, commercially sharp, quality‑driven bid leader to shape and lead this critical function.

The Role

As Head of Tendering Centre, you will own the entire tendering lifecycle, driving strategy, elevating standards, inspiring a high‑performing bid team and delivering compelling, solutions‑focused, commercially robust tenders that win and retain business across the public and private sectors. You will champion structure, pace, innovation and consistency, turning complex requirements into clear, credible and competitive proposals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end‑to‑end tendering process with rigour, quality and operational excellence.
• Develop and steer winning bid strategies, win themes, value propositions and solutions.
• Mentor, manage and develop bid professionals, creating a centre of excellence.
• Review and approve submissions to ensure compliance, clarity and competitive edge.
• Build and maintain process frameworks, content libraries, CRM usage and tender portals.
• Provide board‑level reporting on pipeline, KPIs, win rates and performance insights.
• Integrate innovation, ESG, social value and AI‑enhanced approaches into bid solutions.
• Maintain a group-wide retender calendar and ensure robust keep‑process governance.
• Recruit, develop and retain top talent within the Tendering Centre.

What You Bring

Experience and Capability

• 3–5+ years’ experience in bid management, tendering or proposals.
• Background in multi‑service, facilities or service‑led environments.
• Strong leadership and mentoring experience.
• Excellent understanding of tender portals, procurement frameworks and compliance.
• Exceptional writing capability with commercial and strategic insight.
• Strong stakeholder management across senior leadership and operational teams.
• APMP certification (or working towards it).

Mindset and Traits

• Highly driven and results‑focused with a strong competitive instinct.
• Curious and solutions‑oriented with strong critical thinking.
• Resilient under pressure, consistent and composed.
• Collaborative, authentic leadership style that builds trust and engagement.
• Strong adherence to process, quality, structure and continuous improvement.
• Alignment to Kingdom’s CARE values and service‑with‑care ethos.

Why Kingdom?

• A dynamic, entrepreneurial organisation where innovation and improvement move quickly.
• A senior leadership opportunity with visibility and influence across the entire group.
• The chance to design and lead a best‑in‑class Tendering Centre.
• A values‑driven culture that champions people, progress and high performance.
• Ongoing development and support through Kingdom Academy.

Apply Now

If you are driven by quality, motivated by results and ready to build a market‑leading tendering function, we want to hear from you. Apply today and help define the future of tendering excellence at The Kingdom Group.