Bid Coordinator Apprentice: Path to Bid Leadership

Answer Digital; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible annual leave

Bonus based on company performance

Continuous training and development

Flexible Pension

Healthcare cash plan

Social events and team activities

Parking at Head Offices Leeds

Cycle2Work scheme

Community partnerships and charity

Job summary

Answer Digital in Leeds is seeking a diligent Bid Co-ordinator Apprentice to provide end-to-end administrative support to the bid function, working with the Bid Management Lead and Sales Leads to ensure submissions are planned, compliant and delivered on time.

You will monitor portals, maintain the bid pipeline, download and circulate documents, coordinate pre-bid activities and manage clarifications. A strong focus on organisation and written English is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in administration / coordination roles.
• Excellent written English with strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate input from stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to stay calm, focused and accurate under fixed deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools (Slack/Teams).

Responsibilities

• Monitor procurement portals for relevant opportunities and log them for review.
• Maintain the opportunity pipeline and bid tracker with deadlines and ownership.
• Download tender docs, distribute to team and highlight key dates and requirements.
• Support pre-bid activities and coordinate kick-off, review and sign-off meetings.
• Manage the clarification questions process and circulate updates to the team.
• Format bid responses and manage content library of boilerplate responses and win themes.
• Compile final submission packs and upload responses via e-procurement portals.
• Record bid outcomes and buyer feedback to support performance reporting.
• Support lessons-learned reviews and embed improvements into ways of working.

Skills

Organisation

Administration

English writing

Stakeholder coordination

MS Office

Teams/Slack

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Tools

Jaggaer

Atamis

ProContract

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Job description

Answer Digital in Leeds is seeking a diligent Bid Co-ordinator Apprentice to provide end-to-end administrative support to the bid function, working with the Bid Management Lead and Sales Leads to ensure submissions are planned, compliant and delivered on time.

You will monitor portals, maintain the bid pipeline, download and circulate documents, coordinate pre-bid activities and manage clarifications. A strong focus on organisation and written English is essential.