Role: Tender Manager
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Sector: 3PL Contract Logistics
Location: UK/Midlands travel
Package: £60,000-£65,000 + £5k Car / Allowance, Bonus & Package
The Company
Loom Talent have been exclusively engaged by an established 3PL provider with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality service and innovative warehousing and transport solutions across the UK.
This role offers a flexible location across the UK, with midlands travel 2-3 days a week
The role - Tender Manager
- Manage strategic tender opportunities from initial qualification through to final submission and contract award.
- Develop effective bid strategies that respond to customer requirements and position the organisation strongly against competitors.
- Work collaboratively with commercial, operational and solutions teams to develop tailored and commercially viable customer solutions.
- Lead and coordinate internal stakeholders throughout the tender process, ensuring clear responsibilities, deadlines and effective communication.
- Oversee the preparation of high-quality written proposals, presentations and supporting tender documentation.
- Identify key customer requirements and translate these into clear, compelling and commercially focused responses.
- Review and challenge operational and commercial proposals to ensure solutions are both competitive and capable of delivering strong business outcomes.
- Work with relevant teams to develop and validate pricing, costing and commercial assumptions within tender submissions.
- Support customer meetings and presentations, confidently communicating proposed solutions and responding to customer requirements.
- Manage multiple tenders simultaneously, ensuring submissions are delivered accurately, professionally and within agreed timescales.
- Build strong working relationships across the wider business and contribute to improving tender processes, quality and overall bid performance.
- Maintain a strong understanding of customer needs, market conditions and competitor positioning to help maximise the likelihood of successful outcomes.
The Candidate
- Ideally a strong background in bid/tender management within 3PL contract logistics
- Good understanding of warehouse operations
- Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of costing and pricing models
- Previously managed high value tender processes
- Ability to develop clear and compelling customer propositions that demonstrate value and differentiate the organisation from competitors.
- Highly articulate, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging and commercially compelling content.
- Strong attention to detail and a high standard of written communication.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Experience with recognised bid management methodologies or frameworks would be advantageous, although formal certification is not essential.
The Package
- Salary - £60,000- £65,000
- Company Car / Car Allowance (£5,000).
- 10% Company Bonus Scheme.
- 25 Days + 8 Bank Holidays.
- Pension Contributions.
- Private Health Care.
- Annual Salary Life Assurance. xiskglj
- Plus additional company benefits.
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If you're an experienced Tender Manager looking for the opportunity to take ownership of complex tender opportunities, work with a range of internal stakeholders and play a key role in securing new business, this could be an opportunity for you.
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