Commercial Bids Analyst

Reactive Technologies LTD; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Performance related bonus

24 days annual leave

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Private Medical Scheme

Training budgets

Job summary

Reactive Technologies LTD is seeking a Commercial Bid Analyst to manage the proposal development process, ensuring alignment with the company’s commercial strategy. The role involves preparing high-quality proposals based on customer requirements, coordinating inputs from various teams, and maintaining proposal templates. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science and over 5 years of experience in a related field. This position is based in London with a hybrid working model and offers a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in proposals, bids, or commercial support within energy, technology, or related industries.
• Ability to manage multiple proposals simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements and prepare high-quality proposals.
• Coordinate inputs from internal teams to ensure proposals are accurate.
• Manage bid plans, timelines, and deliverables for timely submissions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Proactive teamwork

Proposal management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Salesforce

Job description

Department: Commercial
Position reports into: Senior Commercial Manager
Location: London Head Office as part of hybrid working model
Length of contract: Permanent and full-time
Salary: Competitive

THE COMPANY

Reactive Technologies (RTL) is a highly innovative global energy technology solution provider with the mission to unlock the potential of the global renewable energy transition.RTL is an exciting opportunity as we are delivering unique patented high value technology that is vital to unlocking the Energy Transition and the growth of electrification globally.Investment in the stability of the electricity grid is vital to addressing Climate change and RTL’s platform solution sits at the very heart of this.

RTL’s GridMetrix® platform offers unique stability measurement services to power grid operators (transmission and distribution) and users, to enable unrivalled measurement accuracy and insights into the behaviour of the power system, and as a result operate more safely and cost-efficiently and utilise more renewable energy in the power systems to help them achieve their Net Zero targets. In the UK, Reactive is saving ~18M tonnes of CO2 annually or ~5.5% of the total UK CO2 output through its services. RTL also offers unique grid insights and forecasts to power traders through its Tradenergy service. This enables our customers to make smarter and faster trading decisions.

RTL has more than 250+ patents granted globally, with offices in the UK, Finland, Australia, US and Middle East. To date it has secured flagship customers across the world and achieved more than 100% revenue growth YoY and its business plan will continue this level of growth based on a strong global pipeline. RTL is also backed by high profile investors including M&G Investments, BGF, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Eaton and Accenture.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

As Commercial Bid Analyst, you will be responsible for managing the proposal development process. You will ensure that all proposals and supporting materials meet customer requirements, align with Reactive’s commercial strategy, and adhere to quality and technical standards. You will also support the handover of sales opportunities to Reactive’s contract delivery team. This role is critical in enabling the business to win opportunities through compelling, accurate, and timely submissions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review customer requirements (RFPs, EOIs, RFIs, feedback from Sales) and prepare high-quality proposals that meet technical and commercial standards.
• Coordinate inputs from internal teams (Sales, Product,Project Management,Operations) to ensure proposals areaccurate, competitive, and aligned with commercialobjectives.
• Maintain and update proposal templates, boilerplate content, and standard collateral (case studies, CVs, etc.) for reuse and consistency.
• Develop and manage bid plans, timelines, and deliverables to ensure all submissions are delivered on time and meet agreed quality standards.
• Alongside the Senior Commercial Manager, support the operation of the opportunity management process.Specifically, coordinate internal reviews and approvals before submission tomaintaincompliance and consistency.
• Support costing and pricing exercises using established tools and templates.
• Maintain catalogues of costing assumptions and templates for efficiency and accuracy.
• Highlight potential risks in proposals (technical, commercial, delivery) and elevate as needed.
• Analysis of project performance against bids tofacilitatefeedback into continuous improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement in proposal processes and tools to increase win rates and operational effectiveness.
• Conduct debriefs after bid outcomes to capture lessons learned.
• Support the handover of sales opportunities to Reactive’s delivery teams
• Maintain integrity of Salesforce data related to proposals and opportunities; ensure accuracy and compliance.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong attention to detail and excellent written communication skills.
• A self-starter and pragmatic individual whois able tothrive whilst working across teams.
• Proven ability to manage multiple proposals simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science(Mechanical, Electrical, Physics, Maths or related)
• 5+ years of experience in proposals, bids, or commercial support within energy, technology, or related industries.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred).
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and drive efficiency in processes.

BENEFITS

Our belief is that a well-rewarded workforce with a compelling mission will result in a more engaged and productive team. As a global scale-up, we are agile, have a flat structure, and offer a competitive benefits package:

• Annual Performance related bonus
• 24 days annual leave.
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Private Medical Scheme
• Share Option Scheme
• Training budgets to support personalgrowth.
• CharityDays(2x paid charity volunteering of your choice)
• Employee referral scheme
• Long Service Holiday Award
• Home Working Allowance

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.