Bid Writer - Horley, United Kingdom - Acorn Recruitment And Training

Acorn Recruitment And Training

Verified Company

Horley, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Acorn Recruitment is seeking an experienced Bid Writer for their client based in Horley, Surrey. This is a hybrid role offering a salary of between £40 and £50k per annum based on experience.

The purpose of the Bid Writer is to:

Drive, lead and own the production of best-in-class bids and proposals
Understand bid timelines and develop bid plans and teams to meet the relevant milestones on time and steer the team to successful completion.
Develop proposal templates and responses for complex RFPs to increase the efficiency and consistency of submissions.
Be the main point of contact internally and externally for all questions regarding the status of RFI/RFPs including clarifications from the customer.

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

Understand the structure of RFPs and their scoring criteria to maximise score and probability of success for each submission.
Continuously evolve and raise the standard and quality of bids to increase bid win ratio.
Develop a suite of bid reporting and work with internal stakeholders to enhance future positioning through win/loss/market/competitor insights.
Develop a knowledge bank of bid material, evidence and responses to facilitate strategic development of quality and timely responses.

Process and Working Practice:

Develop strong relationships with all divisions.
Adhere to all policies, procedures and working practices.
Ensure the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do; use work equipment provided safely and cooperate with managers to provide safe systems of work.
Any other reasonable duties as required.

What you'll bring

Competencies:

Solid experience in tender proposal planning, writing, review, and delivery.
A track record of winning proposals within highly competitive markets.
Strong corporate strategic and technical writing experience.
Ability to develop a close working relationship with key company stakeholders.
Ability to work autonomously under pressure to meet short deadlines.
Drafting and writing bid submission responses using persuasive and positive language.
High level of personal organisation and time management, ability to work flexibly.

Behaviours:

Prioritise work well.
Consistently professional, confident, and calm even in challenging situations.
Demonstrate a customer focused approach; and an expectation of others to do likewise.
Supportive and helpful team player with a flexible and positive attitude.
Proactively share knowledge, skills, and experience with others to increase team performance.
Inspires team to reach higher.
Deliver a high volume of quality work on time.
Strive to get things right first time.
Strive to meet objectives and improve performance.
Promotes a winning culture and shares a vision of team success.
Highly organised with good attention to detail.
Work effectively and responsibly without close supervision.
Reflect and evaluate own performance in order to identify areas for improvement; maintain a learning and development plan.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills:

Brilliant communicator who is familiar with liaising and selling to senior executives.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.
Good interpersonal and rapportbuilding abilities.
Good listener; can understand the needs of customers and colleagues.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:

Very strong problemsolving and analytical abilities.
Strong administrative and organisational skills.
Strong knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook and confident and accurate use of departmental computer systems/databases.

Acorn Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.