At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage exciting bid activities across diverse opportunities.
- Company: Join Sopra Steria, a people-focused company making a real difference.
- Benefits: Up to £70k salary, 10% bonus, flexible working, and generous leave options.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with excellent career growth and mentoring opportunities.
- Why this job: Shape high-profile projects that impact communities and drive innovation.
- Qualifications: Experience in Bid Management and strong MS Office skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Ready to take the next step in your Bid Management career? Join our Strategic Sales team and play a leading role in shaping and delivering some of Sopra Steria’s most important and high-profile opportunities. Working across the public and private sectors, you’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders, influence strategic pursuits, and help secure business that makes a real difference to our customers and communities. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy turning complex challenges into winning solutions, we’d love to hear from you.
This role is hybrid, with weekly travel to our London office (average 3 days per week).
What you'll be doing:
- Lead and manage end-to-end bid activities across multiple opportunities.
- Coordinate diverse teams to deliver high-quality, compliant, and compelling bid submissions.
- Drive bid governance, planning, and execution to meet challenging deadlines.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Sopra Steria, partner organisations, and suppliers.
- Support the development of winning strategies and customer-focused solutions.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of bid excellence and best practice.
What you’ll bring:
- Demonstrable Bid Management experience, working across all stages of the entire bid process with a successful record of accomplishment, winning bids in a competitive market.
- Highly competent in use of MS Office tools.
- Experienced user of project planning software e.g. MS Project.
- Demonstrate a sales orientation with an understanding of bid management best practice.
It would be great if you had:
- Member of Bid Management professional body e.g. Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP).
- Experience of Shipley bid management best practice.
- Knowledge of the Public and Private Sector market.
- Experience in mentoring junior staff.
Employment Type: Full-time/Permanent
Location: London 3 days per week
Security Clearance Level: SC
Internal Recruiter: Amy
Salary: Up to £70k
Benefits: 10% bonus, £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to talk to us about what might be possible.
Together we are building a better future by delivering real and lasting value. We are just at the start of what we can achieve together. Come and join us!
Bid Manager employer: Sopra Steria Ltd
Sopra Steria is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises innovation and collaboration in the Aerospace Defence and Security sector. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to valuable training opportunities and flexible working arrangements, all while contributing to impactful projects in Farnborough. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that values your expertise and encourages an 'Automation first' approach.
