Commercial Bid Writer

1 day ago


East Hampshire, United Kingdom Serco Limited Full time

Job Overview

Serco Limited, a global Defence business and critical player in the UK Defence Enterprise, seeks an experienced Commercial Bid Writer to support our Bidding teams. As a key member of our Defence Business Unit, you will provide high-quality bid writing support for bids, large and small.

About the Role

We offer a competitive salary range of £40k-£45k dependent on experience, along with a range of benefits including up to 6% contributory pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the bid team in creating storyboards and implementing them in the writing pathway.
  • Develop quality responses that are well-written, accurate, concise, and visually engaging, effectively conveying the required message and answering customer requirements.
  • Conduct research to supplement bid responses, including collating and presenting relevant data.
  • Incorporate win themes, USPs, sales messages, case studies, and 'hot button' material into responses, aligned with APMP best practice.
  • Experience in Defence tenders is essential.
  • Highly competent in MS Office software with some experience of other tools and applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Project, Visio, etc.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications

  • Previous defence bid writing experience and a background in journalism, linguistics, or similar.
  • Familiarity with using AI within a writing process.
  • APMP Foundation or higher qualification.

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