Bid Coordinator

About the role
The Bid Coordinator is responsible for supporting Future Business, Programme and Capability teams to deliver on all the expectations associated with the end-to-end Bid Process, including planning and managing activities across a range of disciplines, as well as identifying and delivering bid plans and strategies. The role focuses on undertaking a wide range of coordination and administration duties to support the bidding and work winning activities, including submission of formal responses to tenders, EOIs, pre-qualifications and vendor portals.

Organisation and Relationships
The Bid Coordinator will report to Future Business Director – North America, have a functional alignment to the Head of Bidding and will work closely with the Future Business Team. Their core focus will be on supporting a range of bidding activities across the business, including planning and managing bid activity, drafting and coordinating proposal responses and following supporting best practice bid governance.

Through the bid development process, the role will interface with all business functions, such as the commercial team, resource management, programmes and capabilities and business support, as required. It will include liaison with BMT senior leaders and staff within a wider business.

The Bid Coordinator will also engage with external parties contributing to a BMT bid, EOI or response, including partners, subcontractors, academia, individual experts, customers, e-procurement portal providers and other bodies with which we engage to win business.

The role of Bid Coordinator requires a high level of flexibility as the individuals involved in the bid process will differ from bid to bid (depending on the bid requirements and scope), but also a Bid Coordinator will be expected to contribute to wider corporate tasks such as the Global Bidding Hub, ensuring compliance with the bidding processes, promoting the best work winning practice and working across the wider organisation.