Bids Proposals Manager

Bids / Proposals Manager

Purpose: Lead assigned Bid as project manager, set bid response strategy with bid sponsor, ensure timely engagement of relevant stakeholders and deliver complete winning proposal, with a defined scope, accurate Quality Costs Delivery Performance (QCDP)commitments, in a timely manner and within the defined tender budget.

We Offer:

We offer you an exciting global career at the forefront of world trade. Working with the best people in a global team culture with future growth opportunities in an industry that has a significant impact on the world economy.

We're proud of our people who define our company's industry leadership, global team culture and customer-centric focus every day. When you join our team you join a truly diverse, global organization in a fast-moving, values-based, work environment where you can grow on the job, create and shape our digital solutions, tap into industry-leading talent development initiatives, enjoy working with your colleagues and broaden your world view through our international job postings.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute Bid responses in line with MPL process
• Analyze in detail the request for proposal (RFP) and define the bid strategy taking into account the commercial strategy defined together with the Global head of Growth and center bid manager
• Set RFQ response schedule and engage response stakeholders timely to ensure bid completed on time.
• Gather market & target prices
• Participate to the contract negotiations
• Attend Customer negotiation meetings as required.
• Prepare the documentation necessary to submit to Customer
• Prepare the technical description of offered solution
• Prepare the technical clause by clause and/or list of derogations
• Prepare the project master schedules
• Ensure that all Customer questions have been answered, in line with commercial strategy
• Review of the final contract documents before contract signature
• Manage the Tender Quality Costs Delivery Performance (QCDP) commitment for no critical or low critical bids.
• Verify all response requests follow SFDC entry protocol prior to accepting bid for submission.
• Complete Postmortem process for all bids and implement lessons learned

Qualifications and skills:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the field.
• Bachelor degree in a related field.
• Relevant experience in Freight Forward or shipping industry.
• Extensive technical and product knowledge including experience in project solution design, priding and value proposition design.
• Experience in customer facing engagements and presentations.
• Strong ability to facilitate cross-functional decision-making across regions, product(s), and internal stake-holders.
• Strong communication skills

Job Type:

Full Time

This role allows the selected candidate to work from home 2 days/week as part of our flexible work policy.

Salary:

$90,000 to $100,000*

Benefits:

Full time employees are eligible for Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, and 401k Match.

*The above stated pay range is the anticipated starting salary range for this position. The Company may adjust this range in light of prevailing market conditions and other factors such as location. The Company will work directly with the selected candidate(s) on the final starting salary in accordance with all applicable laws.

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