Bid Coordinator
2 days ago
Derby
Interim Bids & Placements Coordinator | Care Provider Hybrid | Derbyshire £35-£38k 3-6 Months Interim Contract | Immediate / Short Notice Start Preferred Eaton Syalon are supporting a well-established national care provider with the appointment of an Interim Bids & Placements Coordinator to support a critical occupancy improvement project across their social care portfolio. This is a high-impact interim assignment focused on helping reduce void beds across services through a more proactive, commercially focused approach to placements and referrals activity. This is not a traditional “sit behind the scenes and write bids” role. The successful individual will take ownership of driving opportunities through the full placement lifecycle — identifying opportunities, engaging with commissioners and stakeholders, coordinating submissions, and ultimately helping convert activity into placements. The environment is fast-paced, highly collaborative, and commercially focused, requiring someone who is comfortable operating autonomously and bringing pace, structure, and energy to a live pipeline of opportunities. The Role Working closely with operational, commercial, and finance stakeholders, you will: • Lead and coordinate bid, referral, and placement activity across the portfolio, • Proactively identify opportunities through Local Authorities, NHS commissioners, frameworks, and spot purchasing channels, • Work closely with operational teams to understand current service capacity, voids, and placement suitability, • Coordinate high-quality submissions and commercially focused responses, • Prioritise opportunities that will have the greatest impact on occupancy levels, • Engage with stakeholders across operations, finance, and care services to ensure a joined-up approach, • Bring structure and momentum to a fast-moving pipeline of opportunities, • Support a proactive approach to increasing occupancy rather than simply reacting to inbound tenders About You We are particularly interested in speaking with individuals who have experience within: ✔ Adult social care ✔ Supported living or residential care ✔ NHS or Local Authority commissioned services ✔ Placements, referrals, bids, or occupancy management ✔ Business development within regulated care environments You may currently be working as a: • Bid Coordinator, • Placements Manager, • Referrals Manager, • Business Development Manager, • Occupancy Manager, • Partnerships Manager, • Commissioning or Placements Coordinator The successful individual will be: • Commercially aware and delivery focused, • Highly organised and capable of managing multiple live opportunities, • Confident engaging with operational and senior stakeholders, • Comfortable working at pace within an interim environment, • Proactive in identifying and converting opportunities into placements