Bid Manager in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire

Job Title: Bid Manager 

Contract Length: 6 months (potential to increase)

Location: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1JD  

Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services, is currently recruiting for a Bid Manager on behalf of Siemens Mobility. This role is essential for delivering high-quality, winning tenders across the Control & Information Systems (CIS) portfolio, leading bids through internal governance to contract award and ensuring successful mobilisation to project delivery teams.

Job Purpose

Operating as a senior member of the centralised Bids and Tendering department, the Bid Manager leads competitive, high-value bids ranging from £100k up to £10m across the Siemens CIS and rail infrastructure portfolio. The role holds complete ownership of the LOA / (email address removed) governance framework through to project handover, aligns bid and portfolio strategies, drives internal and external stakeholder engagement, and manages cross-functional teams to ensure winning, technically compliant, and profitable proposals.

Responsibilities

• Full Bid Lifecycle Management: Own and drive bids through the entire lifecycle—from Bid/No-Bid decisions through to customer negotiation and Contract Award.

• Bid Strategy & Scoping: Define and implement winning bid strategies, breaking down tender requirements and coordinating all technical, commercial, financial, and pricing structures (including subcontract partnerships).

• Proposal Documentation: Prepare, review, and coordinate compelling tender documentation to ensure high consistency and quality, capture customer requirements, establish a baseline for delivery, incorporate lessons learned, and mitigate business risks.

• Governance & Deliverables: Own the internal governance process (LOA / (email address removed)), completing all necessary internal deliverables (risk registers, requirements capture, approval workstreams) prior to sign-off.

• Review Meetings & Close-Out: Prepare all tender review meeting materials and coordinate the close-out of all action items.

• Team Leadership: Provide matrix leadership to multi-disciplinary tender teams and allocated resources (often 10+ people across engineering, sales, finance, legal, and procurement), keeping executive management informed via regular progress reporting.

• Client Engagement & Negotiations: Act as the primary single point of contact for the client during pre- and post-submission tender discussions, encompassing technical, financial, and commercial scopes.

• Presentations: Produce and deliver high-impact presentations internally and externally, up to board level.

• Project Handover & Mobilisation: Ensure effective knowledge transfer from tendering to the project delivery team, achieving scope stability and seamless transition.

• Budget & Process Management: Accurately manage bid budgets (often in excess of £250,000) while adhering to Siemens RI company policies, balancing governance with cost efficiency, and driving continuous process improvements.

About You

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of management experience within an engineering project-based business in a regulated industry, with demonstrable experience leading bids in excess of £5m and managing bid budgets over £250,000.

• Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of how railway technology and engineering projects are structured and delivered (incorporating project management, finance, engineering, planning, and commercial inputs). Specific background or familiarity with Rail, Telecoms/SISS, IT networking, SCADA, or Signalling/CIS systems is highly advantageous.

• Governance & Commercial Acumen: Proven ability to manage bids through structured corporate governance workflows while structuring offers competitively to minimise business risk.

• Leadership & Matrix Management: Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams greater than 10 people, with the executive stature to influence, negotiate, and collaborate effectively with senior project managers and board-level stakeholders.

• Tools & Systems: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint), with familiarity with enterprise platforms such as SAP and Salesforce.

• Education & Professional Certifications: Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a business or engineering/technical discipline. APMP or IET accreditation is desirable.

• Personal Attributes: A proactive, high-achieving self-starter with excellent written and oral communication skills, adept at delivering under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.