Bid & Resource Analyst in Melksham

Are you an organised, analytical professional with experience supporting bids, managing data and improving business processes? This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working across multiple projects, turning data into meaningful insight and ensuring bid activity is well planned, governed and delivered efficiently. You'll be at the centre of the organisation's bid function, supporting strategic decision-making through accurate reporting, resource forecasting and process improvement.

The Role

Working closely with Bid Leads, Opportunity Managers and senior stakeholders, you'll provide oversight across the bid pipeline, ensuring opportunities are effectively coordinated and resources are planned to support successful delivery. You'll also play a key role in maintaining high-quality bid data, producing management information and identifying opportunities to improve systems, governance and ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate framework applications and tender submissions from initial opportunity through to completion.
• Support Bid Leads with the planning, governance and administration of multiple live opportunities.
• Maintain accurate bid, pipeline and resource data across internal systems.
• Analyse resource utilisation, capacity and forecasting data to support bid planning and business decisions.
• Produce regular dashboards and reports covering pipeline activity, resource utilisation, bid performance and continuous improvement.
• Monitor market intelligence, competitor activity and client feedback to help strengthen future bid strategies.
• Maintain bid libraries, reusable content and supporting documentation.
• Support ongoing improvements to bid processes, governance and management systems.
• Administer bid management platforms and ensure data quality is maintained across the function.

About You

We're looking for someone who enjoys combining analytical thinking with strong organisation and communication skills. You'll ideally have experience within bid coordination, business operations, project support or resource planning, with the confidence to work across multiple stakeholders and priorities. You'll also have:

• Previous experience within bids, tenders, resource planning or a similar analytical role.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Experience using CRM, SharePoint or bid management systems.
• The ability to analyse data and present meaningful management information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Experience within engineering, consulting or public sector procurement would be highly advantageous, as would knowledge of framework applications or an APMP qualification.