Bid Author
Role Description
A Bid Author will create custom sections of text, where directed by the Bid Manager. Typically, this will be to answer specific requirements that are non technical in nature. Convincing responses will require information to be compiled from a number of different sources and to be presented in a logical manner, using effective prose and reflecting the key themes and sales messages that the bid text must convey.
Role Capabilities
A Bid Author has a good understanding of client requirements and is able to match company offerings to client needs. He/she is determined and resourceful in order to martial all information to ensure that a requirement is answered as best it possibly can be within the constraints of the bid instructions. This will often require a very flexible and inventive approach.
Role Experience
A Bid Author will typically be an experienced sales person who has demonstrated his/her ability to determine and then satisfy client needs. A Bid Author will have demonstrated their writing skills, through having contributed to a number of major bids or even written complete smaller successful bids by themselves.
