Bid Writer

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for a dynamic individual with drive, excellent written and verbal communication skills, reading comprehension proficiency and the ability to manage a varied and busy workload to grow with the CTM team.

The successful applicant will be writing, customising, and editing persuasive pitches and formal proposals in support of internal sales team members with whom you will frequently collaborate. The proposal packages this team makes are designed to entice organisations of all size and scope with considerable business travel spend. This is a critical inside support position and acts as part of a regional sales team.

Ideally, we’re looking for someone with travel industry and bid writing experience. However, if you are tech savvy, have a background in business writing, and are eager to join a bright and collaborative team, you may be the perfect fit.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE.

The essential skills you bring to CTM that will ensure your success as a part of our team will include:

• Excellent writing skills to articulate the sales strategy and the CTM value proposition.

• Exceptional written and verbal comprehension and critical thinking skills.

• Ability to create compelling copy within company voice, tone, and style guidelines.

• Advanced time management capabilities to adhere to multiple internal and external project deadlines.

• Excellent proficiency with Office suite, including Word, Power Point and Excel.

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite - specifically Acrobat, InDesign and Photoshop would be an advantage.

• Excellent command of English, both written and verbal.

• Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously.

As a key member of our EMEA sales support team, you will provide critical strategic and logistic support to aid our sales team in communicating our value proposition to a diverse set of potential customers.

Critical responsibilities will include:

• Complete customised responses and related documentation for formal Requests for Proposal and competitive sales engagements (RFP, RFQ, RFI, etc.) that communicate our value proposition and service offering. This will include proposal responses, cover letters, executive summaries, and supporting documents.

• Customise sales pitches that communicate our value proposition and service offering. This will include power point presentations, meeting strategy, and supporting materials as needed.

• Proposal and document management from conception to final delivery of bid packages (research, collaboration, editing, and successfully meeting strict internal and external deadlines).

• Proof reading to an exceptional standard to include grammatical, technical and brand accuracy.

• Assist with other sales support materials, as needed, such as ad hoc presentations, topical documents and updates, technical samples, and other materials to support competitive and non-competitive new business opportunities.

• Assist the EMEA Sales Support team in maintaining databases and resource materials as needed.

Required of all CTM Positions

· Embrace CTM’s core values of Exceed to Service, Innovate to Generate, Trust to Succeed, Empowered to Achieve, Collaborate to Perform, Recognize to Reward, Play to Win.

· Professional, collaborative, and supportive interaction with employees, clients, suppliers, and vendors.

· Work independently and as part of a team.

· Professional written and verbal communication.

· Meet deadlines, handle, and prioritize simultaneous requests.

· Creative and analytical thinking with strong problem-solving and consultative skills.

· Demonstrates calm under pressure – is a proactive contributor and eager to learn.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

· Basic math.

· Read and interpret information.

· Attention to detail.

· Regular and reliable attendance.

CTM is the Data Controller with respect to the personal information you provide during your application. We will use this information solely to process your application, and our legal basis is that you are considering taking up an employment contract with us. We may share this information with our parent company in Australia, but otherwise we will not disclose it to any other organisation. If you take up employment with us, we will keep the information for the duration of your employment, otherwise we will destroy it 2 months after the post is filled.

All the information that we ask for in application forms has to be completed for your application to go ahead. There is no profiling or automated decision making applied to the personal information you supply. You have all the legal rights with your personal data as lain out in the General Data Processing Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, including the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Our Data Protection Officer may be contacted at EU.DPO@travelctm.com.