Bid Writer

Bid Writer
- Business Development Team
- Sodexo Live!

Home Based with requirement for Travel

Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits

Shape Winning Responses. Drive Business Growth.

Are you a talented writer with a flair for creating compelling content and the organisational skills to keep complex projects on track?

We're looking for a Bid Writer to join our dynamic Business Development team, supporting the delivery of high-quality bids, tenders and proposals that help secure exciting new business opportunities. This role combines persuasive writing, stakeholder engagement and bid coordination, making it ideal for someone who enjoys both creating impactful content and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Working closely with Business Development Directors, Bid Managers and subject matter experts from across the business, you'll play a key role in developing winning submissions that showcase our expertise, innovation and ability to deliver exceptional client experiences.

As a Bid Writer, you'll be responsible for producing compelling bid content while supporting the coordination and management of opportunities throughout the tender lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Writing, editing and tailoring high-quality responses for bids, tenders, proposals and presentations.
• Creating compelling executive summaries, value propositions and client-focused content.
• Coordinating bid plans, action trackers and submission schedules
• Managing deadlines and ensuring key milestones are achieved throughout the bid process.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across Operations, Finance, HR, Commercial and Leadership teams to gather information and develop winning responses.
• Reviewing submissions for quality, compliance, consistency and accuracy.
• Maintaining bid libraries, case studies, standard responses and knowledge repositories.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance bid quality, efficiency and win rates.

We're looking for someone who combines strong writing ability with excellent organisation and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience in bid writing, proposal writing, bid support or a similar commercial role.
• Exceptional written communication skills with the ability to create engaging, persuasive content.
• Excellent attention to detail and proofreading capability.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively to tight deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and PowerPoint.

• Experience supporting stadium and event or cultural destination tender submissions.
• Experience with in Business Development, Commercial, Marketing or Proposal functions.
• Experience using CRM systems or document management platforms.
• Experience maintaining bid content libraries and knowledge management systems.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a high-performing Growth team. You'll gain exposure to major commercial opportunities, work closely with senior stakeholders and develop skills across bid management, commercial strategy and business development. Clear progression opportunities exist into Bid Management, Proposal Management and wider Business Development roles.

• Be part of a high-performing, commercially focused Growth team.
• Work on exciting, high-profile bid opportunities.
• Enjoy genuine career progression and development opportunities.
• Gain exposure to senior leaders and strategic projects.
• Join a collaborative, supportive and ambitious culture.
• Competitive salary, benefits package and hybrid working.