Product Manager – Bids and Tenders

Product Manager - Bids and Tenders London - Hybrid working Up to £83,000 + Benefits We're working with a leading public facing organisation sector to recruit a newly created Product Manager. This is a high-profile strategic role that has been created to support an ambitious pipeline of franchise bids and tenders over the coming years. This is not a traditional Product Manager position. Instead, you'll act as the technology lead across major bids, coordinating multiple Product Managers and business stakeholders to develop compelling, innovative and commercially viable technology solutions that help win new business. You'll sit at the heart of the organisation's franchising programme, acting as the bridge between Digital & Technology, Commercial, Operations, Finance, Procurement and Bid teams. Working across a diverse portfolio of operational and enterprise technology products, you'll coordinate technology strategy for bids and mobilisations, ensuring proposed solutions are aligned with product roadmaps, commercially viable, operationally supportable and deliverable. A significant part of the role will involve bringing together internal teams and external suppliers to create innovative technology solutions that improve the quality and competitiveness of franchise submissions. You'll be someone who can confidently bring people together, challenge existing ways of working and drive continuous improvement across technology-led bids. Key Responsibilities , Lead the technology input into franchise bids and tenders , Coordinate multiple Product Managers to ensure technology roadmaps align with bid requirements , Develop reusable technology solution packages to support future bids , Work closely with Commercial and Bid teams to improve the quality and competitiveness of tender submissions , Coordinate mobilisation planning across multiple technology workstreams , Partner with Finance to develop technology cost models and business cases , Work alongside Procurement and suppliers to identify scalable, cost-effective technology solutions , Manage cross-product dependencies, risks and priorities across concurrent programmes , Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders and suppliers to define winning technology propositions , Ensure solutions meet operational, contractual, security and regulatory requirements Requirements: , Proven experience in Product Management, Technology Strategy or IT Bid Management , Experience supporting bids, tenders, mobilisations or large-scale transformation programmes , Strong commercial awareness, including exposure to cost modelling, Finance and Procurement , Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across Product, Technology and Business teams , Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to engage senior leadership , Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure , Experience working with enterprise systems, operational technology and systems integration , Ideally have experience within logistics, transport or industry regulated operational environments ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: London, England Start: ASAP Salary / Rate: £80000 - £83000 per annum Posted: 2026-07-13 15:57:04