Strategic Bid Architect

Apogee Corporation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee Corporation is seeking a Bid Strategist to lead strategic, complex and framework opportunities, guiding qualification, win strategies and high-quality submissions.

You will partner with sales, operations, finance and leadership to maximise win probability, coach teams, and promote AI-enabled bidding practices across the business. Hybrid working with office bases in Maidstone, London, Lincoln or Bristol.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in bid management and bid writing.
• Proven success delivering strategic, complex or framework bids.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to develop winning strategies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience leading virtual bid teams and coordinating contributions from multiple subject matter experts.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities whilst maintaining quality and governance standards.
• Experience coaching and developing colleagues.
• A passion for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Confidence using and promoting AI tools to improve bid effectiveness.
• APMP Foundation certification, or a willingness to achieve it within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Leading multiple strategic, complex and framework bid opportunities from qualification through to submission.
• Developing winning bid strategies and customer-focused value propositions.
• Creating compelling written content, executive summaries and strategic narratives.
• Challenging and influencing stakeholders to ensure solutions are commercially sound and aligned to customer requirements.
• Coordinating cross-functional bid teams and managing submissions against critical deadlines.
• Supporting customer presentations, pitch activities and negotiation strategies.
• Leading bid reviews and identifying lessons learned to improve future performance.
• Working with the wider bid team to enhance bid governance, qualification processes and AI-enabled ways of working.
• Coaching colleagues and promoting bidding best practice across the business.
• Supporting framework planning and re-tender readiness activities.

Skills

Bid management

Bid writing

Stakeholder management

Content creation

AI tools usage

APMP Foundation

Leadership of bid teams

Commercial awareness

Negotiation strategies

Time management

Job description

Apogee Corporation is seeking a Bid Strategist to lead strategic, complex and framework opportunities, guiding qualification, win strategies and high-quality submissions.

You will partner with sales, operations, finance and leadership to maximise win probability, coach teams, and promote AI-enabled bidding practices across the business. Hybrid working with office bases in Maidstone, London, Lincoln or Bristol.