Senior Bid Writer - Commercial Officer

Vector Recruitment; Bedford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering R&D company in Bedfordshire seeks a Senior Bid Writer / Commercial Officer to enhance their commercial team. The role revolves around crafting compelling bids and supporting negotiations, critical to driving their innovative technology in aerospace and defense sectors. With a competitive salary and extensive benefits, join a vibrant team focused on delivering top-tier capabilities.

Benefits

26 days holiday

Excellent benefits

Bank holidays

Qualifications

• Recent experience within a commercial team leading development of proposals.
• Skilled in preparing high-quality customer submissions.
• Ability to obtain security clearance with 5 years UK residency.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proposals are correctly presented and priced.
• Support contract negotiations and approvals.
• Develop a robust commercial framework.

Skills

Bid planning

Proposal writing

Risk-Based Approach (RBA)

Commercial inputs management

Job description

Senior Bid Writer Commercial Officer

Location: Bedfordshire

Salary: GBP45k - GBP53k (depending on experience) + excellent benefits + 26 days holiday + bank holidays

A brand-new opportunity has arisen for a Senior Commercial Officer / Bid Writer to join a well-established engineering R&D company based in Bedfordshire. The company focuses on developing disruptive technology to revolutionise high-precision engineering industries such as Aerospace, Space, Defence, Automotive, and more.

This role involves joining a friendly commercial team responsible for ensuring proposals to customers are correctly presented, priced, developed, and approved. The Bid Writer / Commercial Officer will also support contract negotiations, agreements, and the development of a robust commercial framework to enable the delivery of top-tier capabilities to customers.

Requirements for Senior Bid Writer / Commercial Officer:

1. Recent and relevant experience working within a commercial team, including Bid Managers, to understand customer requirements and lead the development of commercial solutions and proposals.
2. Experience in bid planning, providing commercial inputs, and managing milestones.
3. Experience leading and managing the Risk-Based Approach (RBA) process.
4. Skilled in preparing high-quality proposals for customer submission.
5. Good awareness of governance processes and best commercial practices.
6. Due to the nature of the work, the successful candidate must be able to obtain security clearance, including the last 5 years of continuous UK residency.
7. Previous experience supporting contract closure is beneficial.

Does this sound like you? If so, please contact Adam Mayne at Vector Recruitment Ltd on [phone number removed] or visit [url removed].