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Bid Writer
Home based, with occasional travel to offices in Nuneaton and Cowley
£55,000 plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme
About the Role
Your role is critical to securing Unipart’s future success in Strategic and Public Sector Bids, across all sectors including Defence, Aerospace, Rail and more. You will be involved in an array of Unipart's largest strategic/public sector bids. The core purpose of the role is to translate complex logistics, engineering, and digital solution designs into high-scoring, compliant, and compelling narrative responses. You will act as the lead pen for technical quality submissions, interviewing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to extract raw intelligence and turning it into a ‘Gold Standard’ submission that meets the rigorous requirements of strategic clients. You will hold an existing understanding of defence bidding in the public sector environment.
As part of your key responsibilities, you’ll:
Draft, edit, and proofread high-quality technical responses on strategic public sector bids - ensuring all narratives are articulate, concise, and persuasive
Proactively interview and interrogate internal Subject Matter Experts (Operations, IT, HR, Supply Chain) to extract the technical detail required to answer complex questions
Analyse tender questions to break down requirements, ensuring every sentence contributes to the scoring methodology and full compliance with customer standards
Lead storyboard sessions to structure answers before writing begins, ensuring the ‘Win Strategy’ and ‘Ghosting’ of competitors are embedded in the draft
Manage the feedback loop from shipley review stages, specifically addressing criticism to improve the score of the final document
Convert internal Unipart terminology into client-facing benefits
Manage the rigorous document control required for high-security bids, ensuring security classification handling
Incorporate knowledge of the sector landscapes into responses to demonstrate deep customer understanding
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!
Excellent writing skills
Experience of bidding in the public sector
Experience of using AI best practices within bid writing
Articulate, with strong verbal and presentation skills
A proficient user of Microsoft Office, in particular PowerPoint and Word
Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and manage resources/output timelines
Used to working under pressure and to challenging deadlines with energy and passion, and will have the flexibility to deal with change
Experience in the field of supply chain logistics and external bid training (for instance, Shipley or APMP would be advantageous)
About Unipart
We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.
