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Quality Bids and Proposals Coordinator in Ampthill, Bedfordshire

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Location

Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Quality Bids and Proposals Coordinator

Permanent role

Based in Ampthill

Offering up to £60,000

Do you have experience supporting bids, tenders, or proposals within a highly regulated industry?

Do you have working knowledge of AS9100 and quality management systems?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answers are yes to these, then this could be the role for you!

As the Quality Bids and Proposals Coordinator, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry!

Due to the nature of the work you will be involved in, MOD security clearance will be required.

You will be involved in:

  • Coordinating all Quality-related activities during the bid and proposal process
  • 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

Your skillset & 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 is ideal
  • Knowledge of First Article Inspection (FAI) and APQP methodologies is ideal
  • Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems is ideal
  • Internal or Lead Auditor qualification is ideal

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Quality Bids and Proposals Coordinator

Permanent role

Based in Ampthill

Offering up to £60,000

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Job reference 131207_1794324243
Date posted 10 November 2026

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