Bid Executive – Cambridge

Location: South East
Salary: Market Rate
Salary band: Dependant upon experience
Contract type: Permanent
Date posted: 1st May 2025

A leading national law firm are seeking a Bid Executive to join their highly regarded BD & Marketing Team. The firm are looking for a hands-on, multi-disciplinary Bids Executive to support our business development efforts. This role focuses on managing and delivering high-quality bids, proposals, and tenders for strategic opportunities, helping to generate new revenue from both new prospects and existing clients. You’ll coordinate bid production across all practice groups, ensuring timely delivery with strong project management and creative input.

The Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and produce high-quality tenders, proposals, and presentations across all offices and practice areas.
• Manage the end-to-end bid process (PQQs, RFIs, ITTs), from opportunity identification to post-submission.
• Advise on bid best practices and ensure key messages are creatively and consistently promoted.
• Maintain and update the bid pipeline using CRM systems and tools like Pitch Perfect and SharePoint.
• Support pitch teams with presentation prep, including rehearsals and constructive feedback.
• Conduct client and market research, and edit bid content from multiple stakeholders for clarity and impact.
• Assist in legal directory submissions and create marketing collateral in collaboration with the BD & Marketing Team.

The Candidate:

• Proven experience in writing bids, proposals, and presentations, ideally in professional services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently while supporting a wider team.
• Calm under pressure with strong project management and deadline management abilities.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to prioritise in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong team player with a collaborative mind-set and effective interpersonal skills.