Bid Coordinator (Fixed-Term, 6 months)
Octopus Energy · London, England
What we do. Electric Car Leasing
Why we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.
Due to incredible demand, we’re expanding our high performing Electric Vehicle Bid Team and looking for an experienced Bid Coordinator to respond to the significant number of RFI and RFP’s we are working on.
Reporting to the Bid Manager, you’ll be directly working on a number of key bids and your focus will also be on further improving our existing bid process into a streamlined, high-winning commercial capability, working collaboratively across a number of teams.
Qualification support: pull together the facts for bid/no-bid decisions (client size, deadline, requirements, fit)
First drafts: answer the standard questions from the content library, which the Bid Manager can then review
Content library: We already have a library and toolkit and but would like you to update, build and maintain approved answers (compliance, tax, process, case studies, T&Cs)
Coordination: collaborate with subject matter experts in compliance, legal, finance, and product for required inputs against deadlines
Admin and submission: manage trackers, forms, the final formatting and QA, and the portal submission
Win/loss tracking: log outcomes and client feedback to improve future bids
You’ll work for the Bid Manager and closely partner with both the BD team, BD management along with cross-functional teams (Product, Operations, Finance, Legal).
You will bring a passion and dedication to continually improving the Customer Experience along with expertise in bid management and a genuine passion for sustainability; whilst being an honest, empathetic and an all-round great person.
You’ll have a track record of exceptional performance, be ambitious with a high degree of ownership. You’ll also have strong stakeholder management, attention to detail and be used to working in a fast paced, rapidly growing and high performing team.
The role will be based in our central London office with a minimum of 2-3 days a week.
What you'll do...
Draft first-pass responses to RFP and tender questions using the approved content library
Update and iterate on our central library of reusable answers, case studies, and supporting documents
Manage the bid pipeline tracker: deadlines, owners, status, and outcomes
Coordinate input from subject matter experts, setting deadlines and chasing responses
Complete supporting documents such as pricing schedules, questionnaires, and compliance forms
Proofread, format, and quality-check responses before submission
Handle submissions via client portals or email, and log confirmation
Capture win/loss feedback and lessons learned after each bid
Build processes and automations to simplify, standardise and accelerate future bids
What you'll need...
Excellent written English, with the ability to turn complex financial or technical content into clear, persuasive answers
A "healthy skepticism around AI"—you’ll need to leverage modern tools for speed but maintaining strict human verification and critical judgment.
Comfort analysing customer data and commercial models.
Strong organisation and project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple deadlines
Confident working with senior stakeholders and chasing them politely
A true completer, finisher mentality
Experience using Google Drive, MS Office, CRM systems and other associated IT based technologies
Excellent listening and communication skills, alongside an ability to deliver exciting and engaging presentations to executive audiences
A start up / entrepreneurial mind-set being able to adjust to change and keep up with a fast moving business
Reliable, detail-obsessed, structured, calm under deadline pressure, proactive in flagging risks early.
Experience with bid tools (e.g. Loopio, Responsive etc - advantage not a pre-requisite
Familiarity with Business based sales (B2B), B2B tech, fleet, or energy sectors.employee benefits, or fleet/automotive sectors - advantage not a pre-requisite
APMP foundation certification - APMP foundation certification - advantage not a pre-requisite
💚 Why else you'll love it here
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🏆 Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024 . We were named 6th out of the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025 and on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
P.s. 🐶 just to let you know, we are dog friendly company so you may see our 4 legged friends in the offices - feel free to bring yours! Rest assured though, we've taken lots of precautions for those who have allergies
About us
The electric revolution has arrived - and from 2035 you’ll no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in the UK.
We’re building a whole new way for drivers to join the electric charge and not only learn about and shop for their EV online, but experience a 'lease for life' through an industry changing customer experience. This is the chance to join one of the UK’s most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric by getting their car, charger and energy all in one cracking deal.
Octopus Electric Vehicles launched in 2018 to make it seamless to switch to cleaner, greener driving. Our mission is to drive sustainable change, decarbonise the planet and provide our customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience.
We're an Octopus Energy company—an innovative new energy supplier. We are part of the Octopus Energy Group, which seeks to improve the lives of millions of people by transforming the industries we operate in. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Healthcare, Octopus Investments, Octopus Property, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.
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