Proposal Coordinator - Bid Management & Market Insight

Northrop Grumman; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work options

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Proposal Co-ordinator in Cheltenham to support a surge in opportunities. You will report to the Head of Bids and provide operational support to BD, Capture and Bid teams, focusing on frameworks, proposal management, data analysis and competitive intelligence.

You will help coordinate proposal work, ensure compliance, manage schedules and deliver high-quality submissions while contributing to strategic insights and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience with formal tendering processes and procurement portals (e.g., Award, Bravo).
• Proven ability to create and deliver clear bid documentation and progress reports.
• Experience handling data analysis to support bid decisions.
• Experience in government or defence sectors.
• Strong data collection and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary contact for frameworks and call-offs, ensuring compliance.
• Drive generation of non-complex proposals, outline structure and assign responsibilities to SMEs.
• Monitor progress and content of proposal inputs to ensure quality and competitiveness.
• Manage in-process proposal submission reviews to produce high-quality, differentiated proposals.
• Ensure compliance with the business acquisition process.
• Gather, analyse and report data to deliver actionable intelligence for business decisions.
• Collaborate with the Head of Bids to promote best practices within IMS tools.
• Support reporting from systems (e.g., Salesforce, SAP) and ensure data validity.
• Assist other BD team functions and tools as required (graphic design, writing, lessons learned, content library).

Skills

Tendering experience

Bid documentation

Progress reporting

Defence sector experience

Data analysis

Tools

Award portal

Bravo portal

Salesforce

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Proposal Co-ordinator in Cheltenham to support a surge in opportunities. You will report to the Head of Bids and provide operational support to BD, Capture and Bid teams, focusing on frameworks, proposal management, data analysis and competitive intelligence.

You will help coordinate proposal work, ensure compliance, manage schedules and deliver high-quality submissions while contributing to strategic insights and process improvements.