Strategic Bid Architect: Win-Focused Proposals

Apogee Corporation Ltd; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee Corporation Ltd is seeking an experienced Bid Strategist to shape and secure major opportunities across the UK. You will move beyond bid coordination to partner with sales, operations and leadership to drive qualification, win strategies and compelling submissions.

You will lead strategic bids from qualification to submission, develop value propositions, coordinate cross-functional teams and coach others to raise bidding capability across the business.

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.
• 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 willingness to achieve it within 12 months.
• APMP Practitioner certification would be desirable.

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 mgmt

Strategic thinking

AI tools usage

APMP Foundation

Coaching teams

Commercial awareness

Job description

Apogee Corporation Ltd is seeking an experienced Bid Strategist to shape and secure major opportunities across the UK. You will move beyond bid coordination to partner with sales, operations and leadership to drive qualification, win strategies and compelling submissions.

You will lead strategic bids from qualification to submission, develop value propositions, coordinate cross-functional teams and coach others to raise bidding capability across the business.