Senior Bid Manager

Senior Bid Manager 

The Senior Bid Manager plays a strategic role within the eir business Bid Team and is responsible for leading large, high-value and complex opportunities across telecommunications, managed services, cloud, cybersecurity, professional services and technology transformation programmes. 

The role requires a highly experienced bid professional capable of developing winning strategies, influencing senior stakeholders and leading virtual bid teams across the organisation. 

The successful candidate will also mentor junior team members and contribute to the ongoing development of eir business' business-winning capability. 

Strategic Bid Leadership 

• Lead complex, strategic and high-value opportunities. 

• Develop pursuit strategies and win plans. 

• Provide qualification guidance and opportunity assessment. 

• Shape opportunities prior to formal tender release where possible. 

Bid Management 

• Lead cross-functional bid teams throughout the bid lifecycle. 

• Manage bid budgets, resources and delivery timelines. 

• Drive compliance, quality and governance reviews. 

• Oversee executive reviews and sign-off processes. 

• Ensure bids align with company strategy and commercial objectives. 

Stakeholder Management 

• Partner with Sales Directors, Account Directors and Leadership Teams. 

• Facilitate bid workshops and strategy sessions.  

• Build strong relationships across technical, commercial and operational functions. 

• Influence decision-making at senior leadership level. 

Continuous Improvement 

• Support development of bid methodologies and best practice. 

• Mentor Bid Managers and Junior Bid Managers. 

• Drive improvements in win rates and bid quality. 

• Champion APMP and business-winning best practices

• 7+ years' bid management experience. 

• Demonstrated success leading large and complex bids. 

• Experience managing strategic public and private sector opportunities. 

• Strong commercial, financial and contractual understanding. 

• Experience leading virtual teams and senior stakeholder engagement. 

• Excellent proposal writing and presentation skills. 

• Proven leadership and mentoring capability. 

Desirable 

• APMP Practitioner or Professional Certification. 

• Telecommunications or ICT sector experience. 

• Experience across managed services, professional services, cloud and digital transformation. 

• Knowledge of Irish, UK and EU procurement frameworks. 

Key Competencies 

• Strategic Thinking 

• Leadership 

• Commercial Acumen 

• Executive Stakeholder Engagement 

• Bid Governance 

• Risk Management 

• Business-Winning Strategy 

• Team Development