Bid Writer

+ Work alongside all key stakeholders to successfully secure new business and retain existing maintenance contracts through tenders and renewals
+ Independently source relevant tender opportunities including monitoring OJEU regulated portals
+ Responsible for generating and presenting all Bid / No Bid overviews for review by the Senior Leadership Team
+ Complete all Approved Supplier Questionnaires (ASQs) and Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) as required.
+ Lead the completion all Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Request for Proposal (RFPs) as required, through the creation and coordination of the Work Winning Team.
+ Write work-winning quality and technical written responses.
+ Apply Company Pricing Policies or create bespoke pricing matrices as required for bid responses
+ Coordinate Input from other teams in order to complete the bid, e.g. Estimating (where required), Operations, Sales.
+ Responsible for the final preparation and delivery of bids to strict deadlines through print, email or portal submission.
+ Attend site visits, external interviews and presentations as required.
+ Gather debrief information on bid performance post-contract award / loss and analyse with team members and management to find ways to improve bids in future and discover potential opportunities.
+ Pre-Contract Briefing to Operations team and handover to Sales Consultant for account management.
+ Identify key messages and differentiators for proposals, to inform and implement lessons learned, including maintaining and continuously developing a 'Bid Library' of key information and knowledge to assist future bids.
+ Disseminate bid best practice on an industry and regional level to the Company.
+ Regularly provide detailed reporting on activity to your line manager.
+ Support in the continuous development of the Bid Department, generating more efficient ways of working and increasing the success rate of the Department.
+ Perform all of the above responsibilities accurately, within prescribed timescales and deadlines.
+ Deal with any ad hoc projects or duties the Line Manager considers reasonable

+ Previous Bid Writing experience is preferred
+ Strong attention to detail
+ Excellent time management
+ A background or passion in Journalism, blog-writing, content-writing or English Literature
+ Strong writing and administration skills.
+ Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Excel and other parts of the Microsoft Office 365 suite.
What you will get in return:
+ Ability to purchase additional annual leave

Ventro, Firntec and LivGreen are an exciting group of companies focused on fire-safety services and net zero retrofit., Ventro Ltd values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.