Quality Bids & Proposals Lead (Security-Cleared)

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd; Ampthill; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd is seeking a Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. You will coordinate all quality-related activities during bid and proposal processes, ensuring customer requirements are understood, costed, planned and incorporated into compliant, competitive proposals.

The role requires experience in quality engineering or manufacturing quality, familiarity with AS9100 and ERP systems, and strong stakeholder management to support cross-functional bid

Qualifications

• Background in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance or Manufacturing Quality.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders or proposals within defence, aerospace or highly regulated industry.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and quality management systems.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings and customer requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
• Experience developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and resource plans.
• Knowledge of First Article Inspection (FAI) and APQP methodologies.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.

Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements, specifications and drawings to determine the quality scope of work.
• Develop and maintain Quality Basis of Estimates (BOEs), ensuring quality activities are accurately costed and resourced.
• Liaise with Quality SMEs to validate labour hours, inspection requirements and delivery approaches.
• Identify and document quality-related assumptions, dependencies and exclusions within bid documentation.
• Assess and record quality risks and opportunities, supporting mitigation planning and bid risk reviews.
• Identify any additional equipment, training, certification, tooling or specialist skills required to fulfil the contract requirements.
• Represent Quality during bid reviews, approval boards and sign-off activities.
• Maintain and continuously improve the Quality bid response library, standard templates and reusable proposal content.
• Support cross-functional bid teams to ensure quality requirements are aligned with operational capability and business objectives.
• Ensure all proposed quality activities comply with customer, regulatory and company quality requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisational skills

Interpret technical specifications

Tools

SAP

Job description

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd is seeking a Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. You will coordinate all quality-related activities during bid and proposal processes, ensuring customer requirements are understood, costed, planned and incorporated into compliant, competitive proposals.

The role requires experience in quality engineering or manufacturing quality, familiarity with AS9100 and ERP systems, and strong stakeholder management to support cross-functional bid