Franchising and Bids Manager

• Support business development activities with Combined Authorities
• Manage tender responses for public procurement opportunities across the UK
• Build strong customer relationships
• Coordinate complex bid submissions
• Act as the voice of the customer throughout the tender process
• Collaborate across multiple departments
• Translate customer requirements into compliant, competitive solutions
• Support Alexander Dennis in securing future business and strengthening its marketplace position
• Report to the Head of Franchising and Bids

Requirements

• Experience in a customer-facing sales, commercial, or bid management environment
• Highly organised and detail-oriented
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while working to demanding deadlines
• Confident communication with stakeholders at all levels, including senior customer representatives
• Ability to analyse customer requirements
• Ability to prepare compelling tender responses
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams
• Proactive approach
• Strong commercial awareness
• Willingness to travel
• Experience within the bus, transport, manufacturing, or public sector procurement sectors (bonus)
• Knowledge of Combined Authority transport operations and franchising models (bonus)
• Experience producing high-quality tender submissions for public procurement exercises (bonus)
• Technical knowledge of buses and vehicle specifications (bonus)
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (bonus)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing tender responses and building customer relationships within the public procurement sector, while effectively coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver compliant and competitive solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Bid Management Experience
• Tender Response Preparation
• Customer Relationship Management
• Cross-Functional Team Coordination
• Commercial Awareness