Head of Bid Management
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Head of Bid Management at Vix Technology: Manchester, Vereinigtes Königreich; Vor Ort; Vollzeit; Vertrieb & Geschäftsentwicklung. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.
- Location and workplace: Manchester, Vereinigtes Königreich, Vor Ort
- Role classification: Vertrieb & Geschäftsentwicklung, Vollzeit
- Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-05-30.
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Head of Bid Management (Global)
Make The Connection.
Vix Technology is a global leader in delivering innovative, integrated solutions for public transit. With over 35 years of experience and deployments across more than 200 cities worldwide, we partner with transport authorities and operators to create smarter, more connected journeys. Our teams across APAC, Europe, and North America collaborate to deliver complex, large-scale systems that combine hardware, software, and services.
We are seeking a Head of Bid Management (Global) to lead and evolve our bid function, supporting high-value, strategic opportunities with major city and transit authorities—often exceeding $100m.
The Role
As Head of Bid Management, you will provide global leadership across our bid function, ensuring the successful delivery of complex, high-value bids while continuously enhancing capability, tools, and processes.
You will lead a high-performing team of bid professionals, setting the standard for excellence in bid strategy, execution, and governance. This role requires both hands-on leadership of priority bids and a strong focus on capability development, including the adoption of AI and digital tools to modernise and streamline bid management.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders across Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and Delivery to shape winning strategies and ensure alignment across all aspects of major pursuits involving integrated hardware and software solutions.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead and develop the global bid management function, driving consistency, quality, and best practice across regions
- Provide strategic oversight and direction on major, complex bids (often $100m+), including direct leadership of priority opportunities
- Define and embed bid governance, methodologies, and frameworks to support scalable, repeatable success
- Partner with Sales leadership to shape win strategies, value propositions, and competitive positioning
- Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing global team of bid managers and contributors
- Drive the adoption of AI and digital tools to improve efficiency, content quality, knowledge reuse, and decision-making
- Establish and maintain a bid knowledge management framework, including reusable content libraries and lessons learned
- Lead executive bid reviews, governance forums, and decision checkpoints
- Ensure robust risk management and commercial alignment across all bids
- Analyse performance and continuously improve win rates, processes, and team capability