Bid and Sales Co-ordinator
Role: Bid and Sales Co-ordinator
Job Type: Permanent
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £25,000 – £30,000
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Portsmouth
Due to continued expansion we’re looking for an organised, detail-driven Bid and Sales Co-ordinator to join our growing team.
THE ROLE
This exciting, entry-level role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on our business development success across key sectors, including Defence and Nuclear.
In this supportive environment, your ideas will be valued as you contribute to high-quality, winning submissions. You will work closely with our Sales and Estimating teams to ensure the smooth production of bids, proposals, and supporting materials, collaborating with technical, commercial, financial, operations, and compliance colleagues to bring together compelling, accurate, and well-structured submissions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date data for all Sales activities.
- Plan, co-ordinate, and support responses to PQQs, RFIs, ITTs, and tender submissions.
- Assist technical specialists with editing, formatting and proofreading content.
- Co-ordinate inputs from multidisciplinary teams across the business.
- Ensure all submission deadlines are met with high levels of accuracy.
- Collaborate across the business to create strong, high-quality response documents.
- Maintain a proposal library, including model answers and case studies.
- Support the creation of presentations, flow charts, organisational charts and tailored CVs.
- Support the Marketing Manager keeping website content current and relevant.
- Work closely with and report to the Head of Estimating, contributing ideas to improve our bid processes.
Ideal Candidate Attributes:
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy in both writing and data input
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Strong IT literacy, particularly in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Confident interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders
What We’re Looking For:
- Someone eager to develop a career in Sales and Bid operations – full training will be provided
- An interest in the UK Defence or Nuclear sectors (experience beneficial but not essential)
- A proactive individual who is keen to contribute ideas and help improve processes
- A team player who is motivated to support the creation of high-quality, winning submissions
- A candidate who wants to make a tangible impact in a growing business
REQUIREMENTS:
- Please be aware that roles at Hythe Engineering require security clearance. Successful candidates must be able to meet the requirements to obtain, and maintain, appropriate security clearance to be considered for this position
BENEFITS:
- Contributory pension scheme
- Private medical insurance, including optical and dental
- 24/7 employee assistance program
- Life assurance scheme
- Competitive holiday allowance
Ready to submit your application?
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply directly via our HR Portal by following this link: Bid and Sales Co-ordinator
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About Us
Hythe Engineering is a trusted partner to some of the UK’s leading Defence, Renewable and Nuclear contractors. We specialise in bespoke design and manufacturing solutions, with an emphasis on quality, safety and technical excellence.