Bid Writer Based from Plymouth within the Ventro Head Office. As the Bid Writer you will be joining the commercial team. Acting as a leader you will manage and coordinate the bid team’s activity. You will report directly into the Head of Commercial. Key Skills / Responsibilities: mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt; background:white"> Work alongside all key stakeholders to successfully secure new business and retain existing maintenance contracts through re tenders and renewals .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Independently source relevant tender opportunities including monitoring OJEU regulated portals .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Responsible for generating and presenting all Bid / No Bid overviews for review by the Senior Leadership Team .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Complete all Approved Supplier Questionnaires (ASQs) and Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) as required. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Lead the completion all Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Request for Proposal (RFPs) as required, through the creation and coordination of the Work Winning Team. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Write work-winning quality and technical written responses. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Apply Company Pricing Policies or create bespoke pricing matrices as required for bid responses .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Coordinate Input from other teams in order to complete the bid, e.g. Estimating (where required), Operations, Sales. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Responsible for the final preparation and delivery of bids to strict deadlines through print, email or portal submission. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Attend site visits, external interviews and presentations as required. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Gather debrief information on bid performance post-contract award / loss and analyse with team members and management to find ways to improve bids in future and discover potential opportunities. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Pre-Contract Briefing to Operations team and handover to Sales Consultant for account management. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Identify key messages and differentiators for proposals, to inform and implement lessons learned, including maintaining and continuously developing a 'Bid Library' of key information and knowledge to assist future bids. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Disseminate bid best practice on an industry and regional level to the Company. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Regularly provide detailed reporting on activity to your line manager. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Support in the continuous development of the Bid Department, generating more efficient ways of working and increasing the success rate of the Department. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Perform all of the above responsibilities accurately, within prescribed timescales and deadlines. mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt; background:white"> Deal with any ad hoc projects or duties the Line Manager considers reasonable The successful candidate must: Previous experience of Bid Writing Ideally from a fire safety background margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Fast Learner. margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Commercial, tender, business development, sales or marketing background. margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Experience in people and team management and ability to lead others. .0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white"> Strong writing and administration skills. mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt; background:white"> Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Excel and other parts of the Microsoft Office 365 suite. About us: Ventro is one of the top Passive Fire Safety Specialists in the UK. We are providers of Fire Doors, Fire Dampers, Fire Stopping, Fire Sprinklers and Fire Rated Cladding. Ventro is dedicated on delivering a quality service guaranteeing our clients a complete Passive Fire Safety solution ensuring law compliance and customer satisfaction from initial consultation through to design, installation, maintenance and repair. Ventro Ltd values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. If you think you think you have what it takes to become one of our Fire Stoppers, then click "Apply" now