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OBJECTIVE

Bid Manager has to work as a team member within the dedicated Bid Team producing high quality proposals in support of increasing revenue, market share and client base. He assures that bid process complies with Thales Group procedures and policies. He is responsible to manage end-to-end bid process and to deliver a complete bid and in time, coordinating bid related activities within the team assigned to the bid and inter-departmental departmental interfaces involving engineering, procurement, delivery, legal and finance.

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Tasks:

• Key Tasks:
• Support the Capture Lead / Project Manager in providing Services technical and commercial proposals and improve sales success rates in Middle East and Africa
• Responsible for in-time delivery of winning proposals in Middle East and Africa Regions
• Lead the bid team, providing bid management direction and engagement within the team
• Manage and take active part in the creation of the bid deliverables and ensuring review and governance, leading to a high-quality proposal
• Ensure that cost estimates / target budgets are provided with support of system engineering and product management
• Coordinate with all non-technical stakeholders of the bid team, such as contract management, legal, tax, insurance, export control and finance
• Ensure that cost estimates are effectively reviewed to ensure competitive and winning pricing
• Support Sales / Capture Leader in negotiations and presentations
• Ensure a smooth transition from bids to projects
• Ensure customer satisfaction and maintaining Thales processes
  
  
  

Work Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in bid management or similar project management activities
• Experience in the use of planning tools (MS Projects) as well as typical office tools such as MS Office
• Experience on site deployment on a Project (Installation, Test & Commissioning, Construction …) is considered as a plus
• Experience with developing compliant and commercially sound offers at operation and maintenance stage is considered as a plus
• Experience of working across boundaries, including knowledge of commercial management, finance functions and Engineering process.
• Comprehensive understanding of generic processes and techniques used to schedule bid management activities.
• Exposure to producing offers in a highly regulated industry.
• Working experience within multidisciplinary, multinational teams including functions of PMO, Estimating, Engineering, Finance, Legal, HSE & Quality and commercial management.
  
  
  

Qualification, Certification & Educational Requirements

• Engineering and / or Technical management diploma.
• Fluent English a must, knowledge of Arabic, French is a definite plus
• Proficiency with computer applications MS Office & MS Project
  
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Ability to drive the right bid solutions to conclusion across complex multi-faced organisational and stakeholder boundaries
• Result oriented
• Interpersonal and verbal communication skills with written presentation and reporting writing skills
• Independence and creativity in solving problem
• Team leadership skills, lateral leadership
• Strength in dealing with international teams
• Willingness to occasional travels worldwide
  
  
  

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