Bid Writer

NXA Talent LTD; Oxford; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Bonus Scheme

Pension Scheme

Job summary

NXA Talent LTD is seeking a Bid Writer to lead high-quality, compliant submissions for public sector bids. You will interview SMEs, translate complex logistics and IT concepts into winning narratives, and drive storyboarding and scoring accuracy.

This role reports to the Senior Bid Manager and supports a range of strategic bids across defence and logistics clients. Remote with UK travel is available, primarily Midlands-based travel.

Qualifications

• Experience as Bid Manager, Coordinator or Writer.
• Experience with Public sector customers is essential.
• Experience within a Logistics and Supply Chain business is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and proofread high-quality technical responses.
• Interview internal SMEs to extract technical details for responses.
• Analyse tender questions to ensure compliance and scoring.
• Lead storyboard sessions to structure answers and embed win strategy.
• Translate internal terminology into client-facing benefits.
• Manage document control and security classifications for bids.
• Apply sector knowledge to demonstrate customer understanding.

Skills

Content Creation

Interviewing SMEs

Compliance & Scoring

Storyboarding

Client-facing communication

Version Control

Sector Insight

Job description

Bid Writer

Up to £50,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus

Remote with some UK travel - Midlands

Are you a Bid Writer or Manager looking to work for a growing dynamic brand? My client is a large global 3PL offering Supply Chain solutions across Public and Private sector clients.

Reporting into the Senior Bid Manager you will initially focusing on the multi-billion pound public sector client, whilst also supporting an array of strategic / public sector bids.

The core purpose is to translate complex logistics, engineering, and digital solution designs into high-scoring, compliant, and compelling narrative responses. You will act as the lead pen for technical quality submissions, interviewing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to extract raw intelligence and turning it into a 'Gold Standard' submission that meets the rigorous requirements of strategic clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Content Creation: Draft, edit, and proofread high-quality technical responses. Ensure all narratives are articulate, concise, and persuasive.
• SME Extraction: Proactively interview and interrogate internal Subject Matter Experts (Operations, IT, HR, Supply Chain) to extract the technical detail required to answer complex questions.
• Compliance & Scoring: Analyse tender questions to break down requirements, ensuring every sentence contributes to the scoring methodology and full compliance with customer standards.
• Storyboarding: Lead storyboard sessions to structure answers before writing begins, ensuring the 'Win Strategy' and 'Ghosting' of competitors are embedded in the draft.
• Convert internal terminology into client-facing benefits.
• Version Control: Manage the rigorous document control required for high-security bids, ensuring security classification handling.
• Sector Insight: Incorporate knowledge of the sector landscapes into responses to demonstrate deep customer understanding.

Experience:

• You must have previously worked as a Bid Manager, Coordinator or Writer
• Previous experience working with Public sector customers is essential
• Ideally have experience within a Logistics and Supply Chain business

Package:

• Up to £55,000 depending on experience
• Car Allowance
• Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme