Senior Bid Writer – Commercial Officer Bedfordshire £45k - £53k (dep on exp) excellent benefits (26 days holiday bank holidays) A brand-new opportunity has arisen for a Senior Commercial Officer / Bid Writer to join a well-established engineering R&D company based in Bedfordshire. The company is focussing on developing brand-new disruptive technology to help revolutionise high precision engineering industries such as Aerospace, Space, Defence, Automotive and more! This role will see the successful applicant join a friendly commercial team who are involved in ensuring that proposals to customers are correctly presented, priced, developed and approved. The Bid Writer / Commercial Officer will also be part of the team responsible for negotiating, agreeing and supporting contracts that provide a robust commercial framework to enable delivery of best of class capabilities to customers. Requirements for Senior Bid Writer / Commercial Officer: Recent and relevant experience working within a commercial team including Bid Managers to understand customers’ requirements and lead on the development of commercial solutions and developing proposals. Previous experience in bid planning, commercial inputs and milestones. Have experience taking the lead and managing the risk-based approach (RBA) process. Skilled in the preparation of high-quality proposals for customer submission. Good awareness of governance processes and awareness of best commercial and governance practice. Due to the nature of the work, the successful candidate must be able to obtain security clearance– including the last 5 years continual UK residency. Previous experience supporting contract closure would be beneficial. Does this sound like you? If so, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Adam Mayne at Vector Recruitment Ltd on 01234 823373 or Adam.Mayne@vrl.co.uk