Commercial & Bid Manager - Defence Sector

📍 Location: Hybrid (2-3 days per week in Nunthorpe office + occasional customer visits)
💼 Full-time, Permanent
💰 £70,000 basic + Bonus + Car Allowance + 25 Days Holiday + Excellent Benefits

About the Role

We're seeking an experienced Commercial & Bid Manager to lead the end-to-end bid and contract management process within our growing defence sector business.

This is a pivotal role, responsible for managing the full bid lifecycle - from opportunity identification and qualification, through proposal development and submission, to contract negotiation and handover into delivery. You'll play a key part in ensuring commercial success, compliance, and profitability across a portfolio of high-value defence and aerospace opportunities.

Working 2-3 days per week from our Nunthorpe office, you'll collaborate closely with technical, project, and business development teams to produce compelling, compliant, and competitive bids.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end bid process, ensuring all proposals are commercially robust, compliant, and deliverable.

• Oversee contract negotiation, drafting, and management in line with company and client requirements.

• Manage bid governance, approvals, and risk assessments.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop win strategies and pricing models.

• Ensure all bids adhere to MOD, defence, and aerospace regulatory standards.

• Support post-award contract performance and change management.

• Provide commercial guidance to project and operational teams.

About You

• Proven experience in commercial management, bid management, or contract management within a highly regulated environment (defence, aerospace, or similar).

• Strong understanding of MOD procurement frameworks, contracting standards (DEFCONs, NEC, etc.), and tendering processes.

• Skilled in drafting and negotiating complex contracts.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple complex bids simultaneously.

What's on Offer

• £70,000 basic salary

• Performance-based bonus

• Car allowance

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

• Additional perks including pension, healthcare, and flexible working

• Hybrid working pattern: 2-3 days in Nunthorpe office, remainder working remotely or visiting clients as required

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.