Bid Manager Haulage

As Martinus looks to establish its footprint within rail haulage were looking for a Bid Manager to lead the pursuits that will shape our next chapter building the proposals and partnerships that win us long-term profitable contracts.

As Bid Manager youll own the end-to-end bid lifecycle from qualifying opportunities and shaping win strategies through to writing persuasive proposals and steering submissions across the line. Youll work closely with operations commercial and leadership teams to make sure every bid reflects Martinus at its best: compliant competitive and genuinely compelling to the customer.

What Youll Do

• Lead bids and tenders from opportunity qualification through to submission and post-bid review
• Run bid workshops to develop win strategies competitive positioning and clear value propositions
• Write high-quality tailored proposal responses that speak directly to customer requirements
• Coordinate input from SMEs operations commercial and leadership to align content pricing and risk
• Manage bid plans timelines risk registers and CRM/bid tools to keep submissions on track
• Lead quality reviews to sharpen compliance clarity and competitiveness
• Manage tender portals document control and post-submission activities like clarifications and negotiations
• Build our proposal templates content library and processes so every future bid is stronger than the last

What Youll Bring

• 5 years experience in a rail haulage environment with a genuine understanding of what makes a successful partnership
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end bids tenders or complex proposals
• A track record of developing winning strategies and persuasive customer-focused content
• Strong stakeholder management skills you can coordinate a room and hit a deadline
• Excellent writing and communication skills with sharp attention to detail
• Commercial acumen and comfort presenting to executive and customer audiences
• A tertiary qualification in business communications marketing or a related field (or equivalent experience); formal training in proposal management or tendering is a plus

Why Martinus

• Play a genuinely high-impact role your work directly drives our growth
• Join a close-knit safety-focused team with deep rail industry expertise
• Real autonomy to build and improve how we bid not just execute someone elses playbook
• Be part of a business thats scaling with the opportunities that come with it