Bid Writer

Andy File Associates Limited is working as a Recruitment Agency on behalf of our client with regards this permanent position.

Our client is a  proven global e-Procurement Software as a Service marketplace provider since 2006, and a creator of the leading Procurement publication, due to a need within the business they are looking to recruit a Bid Writer to join their team 

Job Title: Bid Writer

Reporting to: Director of UK and International Sales

Accountabilities:

To primarily support the Sales Department and Senior Management Team in the sourcing and completion of bid opportunities for the company, with additional assistance to the Procurement Services Department in the delivery of bid writing consultancy to clients. To increase sales growth for the company from tender submissions and the delivery of bid writing consultancy to clients.

Core Functions:

• Assist in the sourcing and location of potential global bid opportunities.


• Lead in the management of a bid opportunity against defined procedures, producing Gantt charts and liaising with relevant departments/personnel as appropriate ensure completion and submission of an opportunity in a timely manner


• Maintain a database of core tender responses and populate with updated responses


• Utilise the repository to aid with responses for first review, where an allocation is assigned to yourself


• Produce a summary report of all pertinent parts of tender submission where there is a winning bid


• Review results from tender submissions and look for patterns and commonalities and to further enhance our proposals


• Support the Procurement Services Department to deliver bid writing and/or seminar content, as required

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Ability to conceptualize a tender requirement, create new content where required, and re-write where appropriate to ensure the responses meet the question requirement fully to score well against the advertised scoring/weighting (Essential)


• Ability to communicate well in written and verbal forms with clients with an eye for written detail. (Essential)


• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team, pro-actively sourcing own work where required (Essential)


• Experience of delivering bid writing (Essential)


• Recent bid writing experience within public sector (Desirable)


• Experience of tender success (Desirable)


• Willingness to deliver a range of training materials both in person and on-line (Desirable)

General Job Function:

• Pro-actively learn and understand In-tends core functions and participate in continual training


• Provide appropriate and timely telephone and/or e-mail assistance/responses to inbound correspondence - to include internal and external customers/clients


• Liaise with other departments for optimal resolution of customer queries


• Manage expectations of the Department to ensure timely bid submissions


• Identify enquiries which may lead to further product/training sales and pass to the relevant department for follow up


• Share knowledge and work as part of a team to achieve departmental targets


• Ensure all communications with customers are carried out in line with the written standards and procedures defined by the Company and in a professional business manner


• Attend training to develop relevant knowledge, techniques and skills

Further details

Hours of work 8:30am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday

Annual leave 22 +  stats and additional three for Christmas shut down 

Salary : £25,000 - £27,000 DOE

Hybrid role, preferably local to the South Yorkshire area