Bid Coordinator (Fixed-Term, 6 months) at Octopus Energy Group | GB | Rezi

Bid Coordinator (Fixed-Term, 6 months) at Octopus Energy Group

Bid Coordinator (Fixed-Term, 6 months)

Octopus Energy Group · GB

3 weeks ago

Bid Coordinator (Fixed-Term, 6 months)

Octopus Energy Group · GB

22 days ago
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About the Role

We are expanding our Electric Vehicle Bid Team and seeking an experienced Bid Coordinator to manage RFI and RFP responses. This role focuses on improving our bid process into a streamlined, high-winning commercial capability by collaborating across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

  • Pull together facts for bid/no-bid decisions, including client size, deadline, requirements, and fit.
  • Draft first-pass responses to standard questions using the content library.
  • Update, build, and maintain approved answers in the content library (compliance, tax, process, case studies, T&Cs).
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts in compliance, legal, finance, and product for required inputs against deadlines.
  • Manage trackers, forms, final formatting, QA, and portal submissions.
  • Log bid outcomes and client feedback to improve future bids.
  • Partner closely with the BD team, BD management, and cross-functional teams (Product, Operations, Finance, Legal).
  • Build processes and automations to simplify, standardize, and accelerate future bids.

Requirements

  • Excellent written English, with the ability to turn complex financial or technical content into clear, persuasive answers.
  • Leverage modern tools for speed while maintaining strict human verification and critical judgment.
  • Comfort analyzing customer data and commercial models.
  • Strong organization and project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines.
  • Confident working with senior stakeholders and politely chasing them.
  • A completer-finisher mentality.
  • Experience using Google Drive, MS Office, CRM systems, and other associated IT-based technologies.
  • Excellent listening and communication skills, with the ability to deliver exciting and engaging presentations to executive audiences.
  • A start-up/entrepreneurial mindset, adaptable to change and a fast-moving business.
  • Reliable, detail-obsessed, structured, calm under deadline pressure, and proactive in flagging risks early.
  • Experience with bid tools (e.g., Loopio, Responsive) is an advantage.
  • Familiarity with Business-based sales (B2B), B2B tech, fleet, or energy sectors is an advantage.
  • APMP foundation certification is an advantage.

Skills

  • Bid management
  • Sustainability passion
  • Stakeholder management
  • Attention to detail
  • Project management
  • Communication skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Data analysis
  • Commercial modeling

Location

  • Central London office

Work Type

  • Hybrid (minimum 2-3 days a week in office)

Experience Level

  • Experienced

Salary/Compensations

  • Salary discussed during recruitment process

Benefits

  • Perks hub access
  • Dog friendly office

About the Company

  • Electric Car Leasing company focused on a greener, fairer future.
  • Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, aims to make it seamless to switch to cleaner, greener driving.
  • The company's mission is to drive sustainable change, decarbonize the planet, and provide customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience.
  • Octopus Energy Group transforms industries through innovation.
  • Awarded Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024.
  • Ranked among the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025.
  • Voted one of the 50 best places to work by Glassdoor in 2022.
  • Recognized as a top 10 company for senior leadership.

Equal Opportunity

  • As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute.
  • Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.
  • Encouraging applications from all candidates, even if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements.