Overview
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This is an exciting time to join Selwood (part of the Workdry group) as we drive our business forward with over 70 years of experience in the industry. We are committed to ensuring our staff have the right skills, knowledge and experience to deliver to our customers, as well as creating career paths to help develop, retain and motivate them.
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role at the heart of our business as a Bid Writer crafting compelling and persuasive responses for tender opportunities. You will work alongside key stakeholders in the business, using your Bid/Tender writing experience within our Business Development team based at our head office in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire.
Responsibilities
* Work with the bid team during Request for Information (RFI), Pre-Qualification Questions (PQQ) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) phases to develop clear win strategies for each bid, ensuring compelling win themes.
* Review all tender documents and resources before bid launch meetings.
* Support the Tender Manager in producing high-quality tender submissions to achieve business growth in alignment with corporate strategies.
* Liaise with nominated subject matter experts internally and analyse data externally (from published reports, local strategy documents and other publicly available data) during tender phases to gather information relevant to each submission to enable strong responses to be drafted for each bid being pursued.
* Collaborate with central departments e.g. Operations, SHEQ, Transport and Human Resources to fulfil and develop gaps in tender question areas, data and metrics.
* Write compelling narrative and skillfully draft professional submission responses that fulfil scoring criteria, based on a solid understanding of the needs and wants of the target audience.
* Review client feedback and identify inadequacies to implement lessons learnt for future bids.
Qualifications & Experience
* Demonstrable experience of successful bid writing, ideally in the plant hire, construction, civil engineering, water or engineering industries.
* Ability to interpret and analyse tender request documents to identify criteria relevant to the bid or tender opportunity.
* Highly organised, with good planning and prioritising skills and the ability to deliver quality work to meet strict deadlines.
* Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills.
* Strong communication skills.
* Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
* APMP qualification (desirable).
* Experience of procurement platforms such as Achillies, Ariba and Jaggaer Bravo Solutions.
* Proficient in the use of AI software such as Copilot, ChatGPT.
* A current Full UK Driving Licence is preferred for this role.
What We Can Offer You
* We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.
* Competitive salary
* Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)
* Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)
* Bupa Private Medical at Single level
* Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
* 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
* Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service
* 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
* Support for development and training
* Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders
* Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
* Employee referral scheme
* Hybrid working (i.e., 2 days working from home and 3 in the office)
This role is not open to Agencies - Please no calls or emails - Thank you.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
EDI Statement Workdry International Ltd is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We value transparency, respecting others and understanding differences. We give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. As part of your recruitment journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
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