Senior Bid Writer - Commercial Officer

Vector Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Vector Recruitment is seeking a Senior Bid Writer / Commercial Officer for an engineering R&D company in Bedfordshire. The role focuses on developing high-quality proposals, supporting contract negotiations, and establishing a solid commercial framework while offering a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial team, understanding customer requirements.
• Experience in bid planning and commercial inputs.
• Skilled in preparing proposals and aware of governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and present proposals for customers.
• Support contract negotiations and agreements.
• Ensure compliance with commercial frameworks.

Skills

Bid planning

Commercial solutions

Risk-based approach (RBA)

High-quality proposals

Governance processes

Job description

Senior Bid Writer Commercial Officer

Location: Bedfordshire

Salary: £45k - £53k (dependent 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 help establish a robust commercial framework to deliver top-tier capabilities to customers.

Requirements for Senior Bid Writer / Commercial Officer:

• Recent and relevant experience within a commercial team, including Bid Managers, to understand customer requirements and lead the development of commercial solutions and proposals.
• Experience in bid planning, commercial inputs, and milestones.
• Experience managing the risk-based approach (RBA) process.
• Skilled in preparing high-quality proposals for customer submission.
• Good awareness of governance processes and best commercial practices.

Note: Due to the nature of the work, the successful candidate must be able to obtain security clearance, including a minimum of 5 years of continual UK residency.

• Experience supporting contract closure would be advantageous.

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