Bid Writer: Craft Winning Tender Proposals

Selwood Limited; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plant hire company seeks a Bid Writer to create compelling responses for tender opportunities. The role involves collaborating with key stakeholders, analyzing tender requests, and producing high-quality submissions. Candidates should have bid writing experience, excellent writing and communication skills, and familiarity with procurement platforms. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including hybrid working and a company bonus scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company bonus scheme

Medicash Scheme

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Life insurance (3x annual salary)

Support for development and training

Employee assistance programme

Employee discount scheme

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of successful bid writing.
• Ability to interpret and analyse tender request documents.
• Highly organised with good planning skills.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proof-reading skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• APMP qualification (desirable).
• A current Full UK Driving Licence is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with the bid team during RFI, PQQ, and ITT phases.
• Review tender documents before bid launch meetings.
• Support Tender Manager in producing tender submissions.
• Liaise with subject matter experts during tender phases.
• Write compelling and professional submission responses.
• Review client feedback for future bids.

Skills

Bid writing

Tender analysis

Excellent writing skills

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Use of procurement platforms

Tools

AI software (Copilot, ChatGPT)

Achillies

Ariba

Jaggaer Bravo Solutions

Job description

A leading plant hire company seeks a Bid Writer to create compelling responses for tender opportunities. The role involves collaborating with key stakeholders, analyzing tender requests, and producing high-quality submissions. Candidates should have bid writing experience, excellent writing and communication skills, and familiarity with procurement platforms. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including hybrid working and a company bonus scheme.