Bid Writer Meriden, England
Job description
An excellent opportunity has arisen to work for a leading National Recruitment Agency for a Bid Writer to work in a busy office based in Coventry. Our client are looking for someone with a real thirst for learning about the business and their solutions. Then to have the ability to translate that knowledge into structured tender responses or proposals.
Your responsibilities as a Bid Writer will include:
· Reporting to a Board Director, the role involves supporting the Corporate Business sales leads in writing content and managing the process to complete bids, proposals and tender submissions, gathering information from subject matter experts across our business when required
· Acting as the point of contact for an existing or prospective Client during a bid process, managing ongoing communication throughout the process, submitting a completed bid on time, ensuring that all the Client's questions have been answered comprehensively while demonstrating an excellent appreciation of the Client’s requirements and how our business will add value to their organisation in order to give our client the best possible chance of success
· Carrying out due diligence projects, gathering pertinent information in order to evidence an understanding of Client’s operation at an in-depth level as well as the various operations across our clients business that may be involved in delivering potential solutions
· Assisting with the creation of supporting documents and presentations that will evidence the solution to the client
· Managing and adding to the bid library – a reference library of previous responses that can be useful for future bids
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
· Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and work with minimal supervision, interpreting and following instructions carefully in order to ensure the Client’s specification is met
· Strong teamwork attributes with the ability to build relationships within the team and across our business to deliver a strong, winning bid
· Written and verbal communication skills must be of a high standard, with the ability to present your views in an articulate and expressive manner
· You must be able to remain calm under pressure and, while the hours of work will generally be Monday to Friday, office hours, you should be prepared to work flexible hours when necessary as the submission deadline approaches
The ideal Bid Writer will have the following skills and experiences:
· Educated to Degree level
· Previous experience working within a corporate environment would be useful
· Experience of sales operations and / or the recruitment industry would be an advantage but not essential
· Excellent PC skills including strong knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, with an intermediate level of Excel including knowledge of formula
You are likely to be mainly office-based however there may be some internal meetings and site visits which could occasionally involve overnight stays.
The role can include a company car if required.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: RP2225
