Bid Manager (H/F)

Objectives To deliver a winning bid, with a clear scope, with accurate QCD commitments, in a timely manner and within the defined tender budget that will result in a clearly defined and profitable contract. Responsibilities • Ensure that all the elements necessary for a proposal are delivered o Identify all stakeholders and participants involved in the RFP (Request For Proposal) o Write and submit proposal on a timely basis o Organize and schedule all activities required to support tender • Define, lead, and manage the Tender Team o Assign clear and appropriate targets to the Tender Team members o Provide day to day leadership to Tender team o Identify and resolve all issues within the Tender Team • Take overall responsibility for Tender Management Processes o Manage Tender Reviews Reporting and all validation steps o Make sure that proposal is reviewed and approved by appropriate stakeholders (Legal, Center of Excellence management, etc…) • Drive and make decisions for issues that impact at a tender level • Closely support the Director Center of Excellence in his/her role as primary contact with the internal client o Support the Director Center of Excellence in negotiations by providing relevant, comprehensive and accurate information as required Detail share of work with selected partners • Identify compliance/non-compliance of proposal versus customer requirements and product strategy o Review RFP in order to confirm that bid strategy remains appropriate o Ensure that standard solution is evaluated and applied to the bid as appropriate o Develop communication to client to highlight our standard product offer, identify impacts of customer requirements and alternative options • Ensure that QCD commitments exist for all work-packages o Define list of work packages according to platform standard o Define what the QCD targets should be in order to create a winning proposal o Allocate all contractual obligations to work packages • Manage convergence of all work-packages as an integrated whole to meet QCD commitment o Ensure that appropriate people from Product Lines, Support Functions and Regions are involved • Highlight and anticipate all potential risks and identify savings and opportunities during tender phase o Establish a viable plan to overcome main anticipated project risk/obstacles. Obtain appropriate guarantee for plan to ensure that it can be put into action • Manage tender budget and deadline o Establish tender schedule and milestones o Prepare and propose budget for approval o Manage changes and slippages to schedule

Location: Valenciennes, FR

Posted Date: 5/14/2025