Strategic Proposal Coordinator – Bids & Analytics

Northrop Grumman UK; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits package

Holiday buy/sell scheme

Career development programmes

Annual performance incentive programme

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Proposal Co-ordinator in Cheltenham, working onsite three days a week with hybrid arrangements. You will support a surge in opportunities, reporting to the Head of Bids, and collaborate with BD, Capture and Bid teams on frameworks, proposals, and competitive intelligence.

Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance, structuring proposals, monitoring progress, and delivering actionable insights using systems like Salesforce and SAP.

Qualifications

• Experience operating within formal tendering processes and procurement portals.
• Clear demonstrable experience in creating and delivering bid documentation.
• Experience in producing clear progress reporting for bids.
• Experience in government or defence sectors is desirable.
• Experience in research and data collection/analysis.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for frameworks and call-offs, coordinating with internal/external teams to ensure compliance.
• Drive generation of non-complex/call-off proposals, outline structure, schedule, and allocate sections to SMEs.
• Monitor proposal team contributions to ensure the final offer is well reviewed and differentiated.
• Manage in-process proposal submission reviews to ensure high-quality, competitive proposals.
• Ensure compliance with the business acquisition process.
• Gather, analyse and report data to deliver actionable intelligence for decisions.
• Champion collaboration and best practices using IMS tools and processes.
• Support reporting from systems like Salesforce/SAP with data validity.
• Assist other BD functions and tools as required (graphic design, writing, etc.).
• Provide support with content library, lessons learned tracker, and more.

Skills

Tendering experience

Bid documentation

Progress reporting

Govt/defence sector experience

Data analysis

Tools

Salesforce

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Proposal Co-ordinator in Cheltenham, working onsite three days a week with hybrid arrangements. You will support a surge in opportunities, reporting to the Head of Bids, and collaborate with BD, Capture and Bid teams on frameworks, proposals, and competitive intelligence.

Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance, structuring proposals, monitoring progress, and delivering actionable insights using systems like Salesforce and SAP.