Bid Coordinator

Be at the Heart of Winning Business Opportunities as a Bid Coordinator!

Our Client has a requirement for a Bid Coordinator, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Leatherhead.

• Provide coordination, administration and proposal support throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Work closely with Bid Managers, Capture Managers, Subject Matter Experts, Commercial, Finance and Business Development teams.
• Ensure bid activities remain on track and key deadlines are met.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement, clarification responses and proposal development activities.
• Support the successful delivery of multiple bid opportunities.
• Develop a career within Bid Management, Capture Management and Business Development.
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  Role Responsibilities:
• Support Bid Managers with bid delivery from opportunity qualification through to submission.
• Maintain bid plans, schedules and action trackers.
• Monitor progress and follow up on outstanding actions.
• Coordinate clarification requests and stakeholder responses.
• Track deadlines and maintain clarification logs.
• Organise bid meetings, workshops and reviews.
• Prepare agendas, meeting packs and meeting minutes.
• Coordinate customer presentations and proposal materials.
• Maintain bid plans, resource schedules and communications.
• Build strong working relationships across internal teams.
• Support compliance reviews, document control and bid libraries.
• Assist with supplier engagement, lessons learned activities and bid reporting.

• Experience in bid coordination, proposal support, project administration, project coordination or a similar business support role.
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Experience coordinating meetings, managing actions and delivering against deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple concurrent activities.
• Experience working within collaborative and matrix organisations.
• Understanding of bid and proposal processes.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Experience maintaining trackers, schedules and document repositories.
• Strong document formatting and presentation preparation skills.
• A-Level, vocational qualification or equivalent experience.

• Experience with in Defence, Nuclear, Engineering, Consultancy or Public Sector environments.
• Familiarity with public sector procurement processes.
• Understanding of APMP and Shipley principles.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Project Management or a related discipline.
• APMP Foundation Certification or working towards accreditation.
• Relevant business administration or project coordination qualifications.