Bid Writer
Job Introduction
If you’re a creative writer looking to develop your career working for a Global Corporate company then this could be the role for you.
This is an exciting opportunity where you will be tasked with producing professionally written proposal content that clearly articulates Sodexo’s value proposition. You will be working closely with our business development team who has a growing pipeline of opportunities, looking to enhance the team with a skilled and innovative Bid Writer.
This is a networked role that requires an ability to work under pressure and to demanding deadlines.
Role Responsibility
- Lead storyboard sessions with bid / proposal team members.
- Proactively develop and manage a network of subject matter experts.
- Assist the bid manager in developing a proposal structure.
- Identify and re-work existing pre-written content where relevant.
- Deliver completed written proposal responses to the bid manager against agreed RFP deadlines, escalating issues as required.
- Re-write / edit proposal responses from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from sales, marketing, product teams, finance, HR, legal and delivery.
- Present all new proposal content to the knowledge base manager for potential re-use.
- Explore Sodexo’s DNA globally and apply knowledge by market segment / industry.
- Author certain answers that do not currently exist anywhere inside Sodexo.
- Create/update communication tools (brochures, value proposition, white papers).
- Create/update SA case studies and references including client testimonials.
The Ideal Candidate
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About the Company
In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.
We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process
