Bid Writer

Job Description

Purpose of the position: To provide effective and compliant ownership over the end to end technical bid submissions to both new and existing clients. Your role will play a key part in winning new projects with customers, with will ultimately help the business to increase revenue and grow.  

About our Client.

Our Client is one of the UK’s biggest Occupational Health Businesses. They have over 1000+ colleagues across the UK with annual revenues exceeding £50 Million+. They have grown heavily through acquisition and have recently acquired another huge Occupational Health business.  Now is a really exciting time for this business!

About this role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Clients commercial team for a Bid Writer. This is a new role within Bid Writer looking to progress onto more technical Bids.

The main objective of this role is to respond to customer requirements with captivating, clear and concise Bids and Tenders, which details exactly what our Client can offer to their customers. You’ll work with colleagues in different departments to gather key information to be able to write tenders, and use your creativity to put together bid/tenders which customers cannot refuse!

Some of your day-to-day tasks will include the below:

• Own the compilation of content and completion of PQQs and tender documents
• Research more about customers you are writing bid/tenders for to really grasp how your service will benefit them
• Analyse client tender documents, extracting key information and building responses
• Utilise tools like SharePoint to access, edit and recycle content from previous bids/tender docs
• Continually monitor the Portal for new opportunities/requests for information
• Oversee the end-to-end tender process with other colleagues in the Commercial team, as well as Bid Manager
• Work with teams such as Marketing for content writing
• Seek feedback from customers, and take the feedback to better improve future Bids/Tenders
• Keep on top of the Win/Loss ratio for all tenders produced, and work with key stakeholders to improve ratio long-term

What are we looking for?

• Either 2/3+ years’ experience in Bid Writing
• Highly organised, attention-to-detail character with the ability to not let errors slip through
• First class communication skills – both verbal and written
• Willingness to learn, and not always be taught! (Proactive research, self-study etc)
• Confident with tools like MS Word, SharePoint, Outlook etc

So, what is in it for you?

A great company culture with a real appreciation for work life balance. You’ll be based from home, and will have the opportunity to undergo lots of training/qualifications. This really is the perfect role for someone looking to pursue a career in Bid Writing! Interested? Lets chat further! Contact Matt Stimpson from Key Partnership on 01327 493 143, or e-mail matt@ourkeypartnership.co.uk to find out more!