Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator
Ampthill - Bedfordshire
Paying up to £60,000 (DOE)
Please Note - Due to the nature of the work you'll be required to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security Clearance
Overview
As the Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator, you'll be responsible for coordinating all Quality-related activities during the bid and proposal process, ensuring customer requirements are accurately understood, costed, planned and incorporated into compliant, competitive proposals.
Key Responsibilities
- Review customer requirements, specifications and drawings to determine the quality scope of work.
- Develop and maintain Quality Basis of Estimates (BOEs), ensuring quality activities are accurately costed and resourced.
- Liaise with Quality SMEs to validate labour hours, inspection requirements and delivery approaches.
- Identify and document quality-related assumptions, dependencies and exclusions within bid documentation.
- Assess and record quality risks and opportunities, supporting mitigation planning and bid risk reviews.
- Identify any additional equipment, training, certification, tooling or specialist skills required to fulfil the contract requirements.
- Represent Quality during bid reviews, approval boards and sign-off activities.
- Maintain and continuously improve the Quality bid response library, standard templates and reusable proposal content.
- Support cross-functional bid teams to ensure quality requirements are aligned with operational capability and business objectives.
- Ensure all proposed quality activities comply with customer, regulatory and company quality requirements.
Required Experience
- Background in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance or Manufacturing Quality.
- Experience supporting bids, tenders or proposals within a defence, aerospace or highly regulated industry.
- Working knowledge of AS9100 and quality management systems.
- Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings and customer requirements.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
- Experience developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and resource plans.
- Knowledge of First Article Inspection (FAI) and APQP methodologies.
- Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
- Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.
Quality Bids And Proposals Coordinator in Ampthill employer: Advanced Resource Managers Ltd
At Advanced Resource Managers Ltd, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our Suffolk location provides a unique opportunity to engage in significant infrastructure projects while benefiting from professional growth through continuous training and development. We value our employees by providing competitive benefits and a supportive environment that encourages leadership and impactful contributions to major initiatives.
Contact Details:
Advanced Resource Managers Ltd Recruitment Team
