Devonshire Recruitment Agency

Bid Manager

If you are a sharp writer, an expert organiser, and a persuasive storyteller, join Paragon's Bid Services Team as a Bid Manager and help them win the business that shapes the future of customer communications.

As the Bid Manager, you’ll lead the creation of high-impact, compliant, and competitive proposals, working across sales, legal, technical, and finance teams to deliver responses that win. You’ll also play a key role in evolving the bid processes and content library, making us faster, smarter, and more effective in every opportunity they pursue.

Main responsibilities:

  • Manage and deliver high-quality tender responses (RFPs, RFQs, ITTs) aligned with client requirements and internal governance.
  • Analyse tender documents to identify deadlines, evaluation criteria, and win themes.
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts and commercial teams to gather input and craft compelling narratives.
  • Write, review, and edit proposal content to ensure clarity, consistency, and impact.
  • Maintain and enhance our bid content library for future efficiencies.
  • Support presentations, post-submission clarifications, and feedback reviews.
  • Drive improvements in our bidding strategy, content, and processes.

Required skills and experience:

  • Proven experience in bid management, proposal writing, or sales support (ideally in print, marketing, or managed services).
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong time management and project coordination abilities.
  • A collaborative spirit and the ability to work across cross-functional teams.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Teams, and procurement tools.
  • APMP certification (a plus, not essential).
  • A “can-do” attitude and a hunger to grow.

Technical Toolkit

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Microsoft Teams (Collaboration)
  • Adobe Suite (Desirable)
  • Ability to adapt to new platforms and technologies

This is a remote role with some ad-hoc UK travel £45-56K experience dependent.

Why Paragon?
Because you want more than just a job — you want to make an impact. At Paragon, your work directly supports our clients’ digital transformation and customer experience goals. You’ll be part of a supportive team, enjoy continuous development opportunities, and contribute to business wins that shape entire industries.

Devonshire is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.

Salary: £45,000 -£56,000

Contract: Permanent

Location: Remote, UK

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