Bid Content Specialist

1 week ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Zest Full time

About the Role

Zest is seeking a highly skilled Bid Content Specialist to join our sales team. As a key member of our bid team, you will be responsible for creating professionally written content for proposals and tenders that articulates our value proposition and win themes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Head of Bid, Senior Bid Manager, and Bid Manager in writing and coordinating bid responses, ensuring bids are submitted on time and in line with the bid cycle.
  • Conduct customer research to maximize understanding of their requirements and align our win themes.
  • Work with the Head of Bid, Senior Bid Manager, and Bid Manager to storyboard answers to responses.
  • Produce high-scoring proposal content that clearly articulates the benefits of our solution to meet specific client needs, which answer specific tender questions and are in line with guidance provided in the tender scoring matrix, or in line with market best practice where not provided.
  • Check drafts for clarity, grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and formatting, and confirm that the response answers the question asked.
  • Ensure all bid management tools are used to support the production of comprehensive, timely bids.
  • Keep up to date with all bid documentation, including responses to clarification questions from the client.
  • Deliver completed written proposal responses to the Head of Bid or Senior Bid Manager in line with agreed deadlines, escalating issues as required.
  • Proactively develop and manage a network of subject matter experts.
  • Maintain internal content, such as ensuring our bid library, CVs, and subject matter content is kept up to date.
  • Provide regular updates on bids currently in progress to the Head of Bid and CDO as required.
  • Engage with other sales team members and the wider business to ensure thorough and compelling bids are written and submitted.
  • Manage own time to ensure early identification of potential conflicts with bid timetables.
  • Communicate any issues and partner with other team members to address any issues ahead of time.
  • Support the bid team to ensure all bids are progressed in line with appropriate governance processes.
  • Attend business review meetings, including quarterly in-person review meetings.
  • Plus, any other duties as required by the leadership team.

Requirements

  • Experience of bid and proposal management.
  • Strong writing skills.
  • Good time management skills.
  • Ability to develop compelling and robust proposals.
  • Excellent communicator.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to communicate at various levels within internal and external organizations.
  • Commercial knowledge.
  • Good business acumen and understanding of risks.
  • Strong attention to detail.

Behaviours

  • Willingness to learn and develop.
  • Self-driven.
  • Inclusive.
  • Team-focused.
  • Open.
  • Respectful of others.

Zest is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the values and ultimately societal benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion.



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