Head Of Bids

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Are you an experienced bid leader with a passion for driving high‑quality, high‑scoring proposals? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment where continuous improvement, stakeholder influence, and measurable ROI are at the heart of your work? We're looking for a strategic and proactive Head of Bids to lead a professional, high‑performing central bid function for our client based in London. About the Role As the Head of Bids, you'll lead a small but impactful team responsible for strengthening end‑to‑end bid processes, ensuring quality assurance, and driving improvements in bid capability across the organisation. This is a pivotal role that blends operational excellence, strategic thinking, stakeholder collaboration, and innovation — including the smart use of AI and automation. Head of Bids Key Responsibilities
Manage and lead a small team of bid professionals (c2 People). Oversee and refine the end‑to‑end bid process, ensuring it is fit for purpose and adaptable to varying requirements and timeframes. Lead bid submission, debrief, and lessons‑learned processes to support continuous improvement. Act as the first line of quality assurance for compliance and technical content, using judgement, mark schemes, and requirement documents. Provide second‑line commercial quality assurance. Influence the shaping of RFPs for warm clients to maximise win potential. Identify new opportunities through market and tender intelligence tools. Develop and maintain procurement routes‑to‑market guidance. Set policies for the effective and ethical use of AI within the bid environment.
Head of Bids Qualifications & Capabilities
Ideally Shipley or APMP Bid & Proposal Management Practitioner‑level expertise. Worked in a similar role across the Public Sector, Not‑for‑Profit, Defence or Nuclear, Industrials. Proven experience applying AI and automation to bid processes and knowledge management. Strong people leadership and coaching skills. Excellent prioritisation, time management, and stakeholder engagement. Ability to build proactive and trusted relationships across the business.
Why Join this company?
Shape and elevate a core business capability. Lead a talented, central team with strong organisational visibility. Influence bid strategy across multiple sectors. Drive real, measurable impact through improvements in quality and process.
Should this position be of interest, please contact Lisa Easthope at Bid Solutions #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Location:
City Of Westminster
Job Type:
FullTime

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