Bids and Proposals Executive

Location: Reading with hybrid working available
Salary: up to £28,500 per annum
Contract – permanent, full time
Hours  - Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:00/ 09:00 – 17:30

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our busy, highly-valued team in Reading as a Bid and ProposalExecutive and provide invaluable support to our successful Sales Team

Reporting directly to the Client Services Manager and working closely with Account Managersyou will be responsible for identifying and maximising opportunities to win bids and tenders as well as supporting the management through the bidding process for all new and existing customers.

What’s in it for you?
Salary- Up to £28,500 per annum depending on experience and specialist knowledge.
Annual leave- 24 days, rising to 26 with length of service. Of course, you’ll have public holidays too and we’ll even help you celebrate with an extra day off for your birthday!
Pension- 5% Employer Contributions.
Financial Benefits- save-as-you-earn scheme, employee referral scheme- earn £1,000 per person you successfully refer, free life assurance and access to our Benefits App offering unlimited access to a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals (incl. Tesco, Asda, Currys, B&Q & Wickes to name just a few).
Lifestyle & Wellbeing Benefits- discounted & flexible gym memberships, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme with an NHS Approved mental well-being mobile app.
Motoring Benefits- access to an employee vehicle-leasing scheme, free motor accident assistance, discounted vehicle repairs and discounts on weekend vehicle hire and van hire.

About you:

• A motivated, proactive and driven individual with excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Proven track record in managing and delivering multiple projects within set timescales.
• Strategic outlook and good commercial acumen.
• Ability to understand, analyse and interpret different data sources.
• Understanding of the end-to-end business to business tender process.
• Previous experience of working in a client services environment and a successful career within automotive industry, specifically vehicle hire is desirable but not essential
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are fundamental to the role.
• Experience of using multiple MS packages and media (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio) and attention to detail are essential.
• Excellent time management skills ad ability to work to tight deadlines
• Analytical and negotiating skills are crucial.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships and provide ongoing support to key business executives and stakeholders as well as potential clients
• Identify all tender opportunities in both the UK Public and Private sectors
• Responsible for adherence to bid response process and strategy for UK tendering opportunities (full cycle from identification & qualification to award, including facilitating customer meetings pre and post tender, presentations etc.).
• Support and coordinate all bids and tendering activity across the UK, both regional and national, for all products and services
• Support the completion of all formal written responses (PQQs, ITTs, RFQs, ITQs etc) in close liaison with sales / account managers and existing / potential clients
• Coordinate with all levels of the business.
• Take responsibility for compiling all written material in which to formulate Northgate formal responses to tenders in timely manner
• Ensure that all formal tender responses and written operational/commercial proposals are submitted in line with deadline requirements
• Ability to compile, review, analyze and present data to support proposals and presentations
• Drive continuous improvement.

About us
Part of Redde Northgate plc, Northgate Vehicle Hire has grown to become the UK’s largest B2B light commercial vehicle rental provider. We’re here to keep people and businesses moving, that’s what we do. Whether that’s by renting one of our cars or vans, managing a customer's fleet, servicing, and repairing their vehicles, assisting with insurance, helping to deal with the consequences of an accident, or selling off unwanted fleet.  With the best people and businesses in the industry within our Group, no one else can do what we do!

Be part of our future
If you would love to join our friendly team in Reading as a Bid and Proposal Executive, we encourage you to apply today for an immediate consideration