Assistant Bid Manager

6 days ago


Paisley Renfrewshire, United Kingdom Waterstons Full time

A bit about us At Waterstons, we don't just build technology—we create meaningful business transformations. With a global presence spanning the UK and Australia, we partner with businesses to unlock their full potential through innovative solutions. Our clients tell us our people are our greatest strength, and who are we to disagree? That's why we invest in our team with unlimited holidays, flexible working, and private healthcare—because we believe the best work happens when people feel valued. Did we also mention that we've been awarded Gold Investors in People for a fourth consecutive time? What You'll Be Doing We're looking for an Assistant Bid Manager to join our growing Business Development team. You'll support the Bid Manager and Bid Lead with sourcing and responding to tenders, producing high-quality proposals, and managing small to medium-sized bids end-to-end. It's a role where you'll learn quickly, develop your bid management skills, and play a key part in helping us win new business. Your Day-to-Day Monitor and manage incoming bid opportunities, profiling them for timely review Support the production of bids and proposals, creating or sourcing content from across the business Manage bid submissions for small to medium-sized opportunities through the full sales lifecycle Coordinate stakeholders across Business Development, technical, delivery, and commercial teams Keep our bid library and tools up to date, and contribute to continuous improvement What we're looking for If some (or most) of the following sound like you, we'd love to hear from you: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail A genuine interest in bids, proposals, and the commercial world Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines Team-player mindset with great relationship-building skills Good IT skills across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Nice to have A degree in IT, business, or another relevant subject (or equivalent experience) Experience with procurement portals, PQQs, or Selection Questionnaires Familiarity with public sector or commercial routes to market How We Take Care of You As well as offering a competitive salary, we have an attractive benefits package including: A healthy work life balance with flexible and agile working being the norm Unlimited holiday allowance EV car scheme (salary sacrifice) Room to grow with supported development opportunities and sponsored training Enhanced family policies If you ever need it, company sick pay and life assurance Supported wellbeing with regular initiatives, an employee assistance programme and private medical insurance Flexible benefits such as a dental scheme, eye care support, season ticket loan and cycle to work We require a security check to be carried out on all colleagues due to the nature of some of our clients' industries. Waterstons is committed to creating and an inclusive, understanding, and flexible place to work. We value diversity, equality and inclusion and encourage everyone to 'bring their whole selves' to work. We believe that a company that works to truly embrace and value diversity, create an environment where everyone from any background can do their best work, and feel valued and appreciated is a better company to work for. Privacy Statement Waterstons are gathering the data in this application for the purpose of recruitment and to ensure we can contact you regarding this application. For information about what we do with your personal data see our Privacy Notice.



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