- Company Name
- TalentTrade Recruitment Limited
- Job Title
- Proposal Manager
- Job Description
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**Job title**: Proposal Manager
**Role Summary**: Lead end‑to‑end proposal development for defence, cyber, ISR, communications, radar, and Command & Control programmes, ensuring high‑quality, compliant, and strategically positioned submissions that drive multi‑million‑pound, multi‑year contracts.
**Expectations**:
- Deliver innovative and competitive proposals that meet UK government RFP requirements.
- Manage cross‑disciplinary teams and stakeholder relationships to achieve winning bids.
- Continuously improve proposal processes, tools, and quality standards.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Own the proposal lifecycle from pre‑proposal planning, through drafting, to post‑submission review.
- Define proposal structure, timelines, and SME contributions in alignment with RFP briefings.
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary proposal teams (up to 20 members) to produce coherent, compliant, and persuasive submissions.
- Monitor content quality, ensuring all responses are accurate, strategic, and aligned with customer priorities.
- Retrieve and validate cost, schedule, and performance data from functional departments.
- Engage stakeholders throughout the submission lifecycle, providing status reporting to leadership.
- Conduct lessons‑learned and historical data analysis to enhance future bids.
- Enforce internal governance, acquisition frameworks, and procurement portal compliance.
- Implement best‑practice tools, methodologies, and quality assurance reviews.
- Build and maintain collaboration with industrial partners, integrating their contributions.
**Required Skills**:
- Proficiency with procurement portals (e.g., Award, Bravo, Jaggaer, or similar).
- Ability to produce complex product/service proposal documents.
- Strong reporting, communication, and senior‑level progress‑update skills.
- People‑management or team‑leadership experience.
- Knowledge of government or commercial tender processes (desired).
- Familiarity with online tender submission tools (desired).
- Line‑management experience with coaching of high‑performing teams (desired).
- Excellent organisational and time‑management skills, with flexibility for overtime or weekend work during peak periods.
**Required Education & Certifications**:
- UK citizenship and eligibility for Security Check (SC) clearance.
- Valid UK driving licence and passport.
- Tertiary education (degree) or relevant professional experience in proposal management, procurement, or related field is preferred.
Cheltenham, United kingdom
On site
01-12-2025