Bid Writer

KONE; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in elevator solutions based in Birmingham is seeking a Bid Writer to play a pivotal role in securing new contracts by producing high-quality tender submissions. You will manage all aspects of the tendering process while ensuring proposals align with client requirements and company strategy. Ideal candidates should possess strong writing skills, experience in submitting tenders, and commercial insight. KONE offers a competitive salary, generous holiday, professional development opportunities, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

25 days holiday

8 additional Bank Holidays

Pension Scheme

Development opportunities

Quarterly Commission

GymFlexi Membership

Dental Insurance

Medical Plan

Kone Discounts

Prolonged Disability Insurance

Long Service Awards

24/7 GP Support & Wellbeing Access

Qualifications

• Experience in the tendering process and project management.
• Strong commercial insight and coordination abilities.
• Capable of performing complex calculations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire tendering process from identification to submission.
• Translate client requirements into persuasive texts and calculations.
• Monitor tender platforms to identify new opportunities.

Skills

Collaborative team player

Sales / Business Administration knowledge

Excellent written command of English

Experience in submitting tenders

Excel knowledge

CRM (Salesforce)

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

Job description

The Bid Writer plays a pivotal role in securing new business by producing high-quality, persuasive tender submissions for lift and escalator contracts. Working closely with sales, operations, and technical teams, the Bid Writer ensures all proposals are tailored to client requirements, technically sound, and aligned with company strategy.

You will manage multiple tenders simultaneously. You are responsible for managing the entire tendering process. To ensure success, you will maintain internal communication with colleagues and (team) managers, gather the necessary input, and collaboratively develop a winning strategy—then turn it into a compelling proposal. You know how to translate the client’s requirements and wishes into commercial and persuasive texts to create winning tenders.

Do you understand the tendering process both in terms of content and procedure? And do you strive for strong proposals with tight planning? Then we’re looking for you!

Key responsibilities:

As Bid Writer, you will join the Tender desk department. You will collect all the necessary information to clearly respond to the client’s questions and write a comprehensive and winning (European) tender. In consultation with colleagues, you will determine the direction of the content. Using the pricing tool, you will also prepare the pricing proposal as part of the tender.

Your responsibilities include:

• Monitoring various tender platforms and identifying opportunities
• Actively seek new tender, PQQ & framework opportunities
• Managing the entire process from identifying and registering to submitting the tender
• Presenting the tender to the client when needed
• Translating client requirements into texts and calculations
• Interpret tender documents and identify key deliverables, deadlines, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinating with various departments
• Planning and tracking deadlines
• Maintaining an overview of bids and evaluating won/lost bids
• Transfers qualified sales opportunities to Salesforce

Key skills & experiences:

• Collaborative team player, and results-oriented
• Sales / Business Administration is very beneficial
• You have commercial insight, tact, and coordination skills
• Capable of performing complex calculations
• Excellent written command of English
• Experience in submitting tenders
• Excel knowledge and CRM (Salesforce is beneficial)

• Knowledge of procurement processes and related topics

What KONE can offer:

We offer a Competitive Salary, 25 days holiday and 8 additional Bank Holidays, 1 Volunteering Day, Pension Scheme, Development opportunities, and development reviews to help you achieve your professional goals. Endless support from experienced leaders within the lifts & escalator industry, Quarterly Commission, GymFlexi Membership, Dental Insurance, Medical Plan, Kone Discounts, Prolonged Disability Insurance (PDI),Long Service Awards, Hybrid Working, 24/7 GP Support & Wellbeing Access.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

Read more on www.kone.com/careers