Bid Writer
£35,000 to £45,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A) 
Hybrid working, in this role you’ll travel weekly to our Scunthorpe (DN15 9GE) and Manchester (M60 0AG) offices (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

We’re looking for a Bid Writer to join our new bid team in Co-op Wholesale. As a Bid Writer, you’ll produce professionally written sales and tender proposals that clearly articulate our value proposition. We’ll look to you to craft tailored responses for large clients, making sure we keep to our tone of voice, copy guidelines and brand standards. This is a new and exciting opportunity to start your career within Co-op Wholesale, with the chance to grow, develop and make a positive impact on the way we do business.

What you’ll do

• Develop and write proposals that align with our value proposition and brand guidelines
• Coordinate and engage with multiple senior leaders and internal teams to gather necessary information to support proposal development
• Make decisions on the presentation and content of proposals to make sure they meet our client needs and compliance requirements
• Manage deadlines and make sure submissions of proposals are completed in a timely manner 
• Look for opportunities to create and participate in projects aimed at process improvements in proposal development

This role would suit people who have

• Previous experience of bid writing and/or sales proposals 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, to address both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels 
• Strong determination and self-motivation to deliver to strict timelines  
• The ability to build and manage relationships with key internal partners 
• Strong IT skills with the ability to use Microsoft PowerPoint confidently

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early. 

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.