RFP & Sales Operations Executive, 12 Month FTC (Maternity Cover), ASAP Start, £59,000 + 10% Bonus + Benefits + Hybrid Working (2 days a week in office, 3 from home). Lovely Growing Company with fantastic culture !

Overview of the RFP & Sales Operations Executive:

This is a RFP & Sales Operations Executive opportunity for someone who thrives on structure, momentum, precision and impact. A role designed for a commercially minded operator who wants to power high-performing sales teams, streamline complex processes, and win more business through smarter, faster, higher-quality RFP responses.

As a RFP & Sales Operations Executive, you will sit at the heart of the commercial function. You will be the engine behind sales effectiveness, the guardian of process, and the force multiplier that allows Business Development teams to operate at their very best.

If you love improving how things work, enjoy owning mission-critical processes, and want visibility across global sales activity — this RFP & Sales Operations Executive role will stretch and reward you.

THE MISSION OF THE RFP & SALES OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE"

Help Increase RFP win rates

Improve speed and quality of RFP submissions

Enable sales teams to focus on selling, not admin

Create scalable, repeatable, world-class sales operations

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

RFP & Bid Management Excellence

Own and coordinate all RFPs, tenders, due diligence questionnaires and ad-hoc commercial requests

Act as the central point of control for global RFP activity

Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to craft compelling responses

Maintain and improve a centralised RFP answer library

Train sales teams on the RFP process

Improve consistency, quality and efficiency across submissions

Sales Operations & Process Optimisation

Review and improve sales and business development processes

Identify inefficiencies and implement smarter ways of working

Ensure alignment with governance and control requirements

Provide management information and reporting

Sales Enablement, Systems & Training

Coordinate CRM and system improvements

Support onboarding and sales training

Equip teams with tools, data and guidance

Commercial Support & Coordination

Act as a central commercial contact point

Support procurement processes

Produce periodic sales updates

Support QBRs and reporting

ABOUT YOU

Essential:

3+ years in sales operations, RFPs or commercial environments

Proven RFP / bid management experience

Excellent organisation and communication skills

Experience with RFP tools (e.g. Loopio)

Desirable:

Salesforce or CRM experience

Project management tools exposure