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As a Bid Manager, you will play a critical role in overseeing the quality of sale, managing the bid lifecycle and acting as the link between Sales and Delivery. You must be commercially minded and use your project management skills to collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders, building winning bids and ensuring a seamless transition from prospect to client while respecting governance and process guidelines.
Job Responsibility:
Drive the entire bid process on selected opportunity from qualification to closure
Organize and prepare required Governance Gates
Organize all required internal and external meetings
Develop and manage a bid project plan, outlining tasks, timelines, and responsibilities
Mobilize a Bid Team and coordinate work to produce required deliverables (Presentations, Proposals, RFx questionnaires, Contracts, …)
Review deliverables to ensure quality, consistency and compliance with client requirements, legal regulations, and SBS internal policies
Handover won deals to Delivery teams
Develop and execute bid strategies that align with SBS’s strategy and the prospects’ requirements
Support the contract negotiations and pricing discussions
Handle overall pricing allowing clear understanding of commercial options
Ensure all team members are aware of their roles and responsibilities within the bid process
Monitor and track progress, adjusting as needed to meet submission deadlines
Highlight main delivery risks for awareness of decision makers and consideration of delivery teams
Coordinate the different teams (sales, functional, technical, product, legal, and finance teams) to gather input and ensure the proposal is complete and consistent
Work closely with presales consultants to gather functional and technical information and incorporate those insights into the proposal
Facilitate bid review meetings to ensure all stakeholders are aligned and informed
Continuously review and improve bid processes and templates to enhance their efficiency and quality in coordination with team in charge of standardization
Gather win/loss data and feedback to identify areas for improvement in the bid process and proposal content
Implement best practices and lessons learned to enhance the effectiveness of future bids
Keep up to date with industry trends, market insights, and new practices in bid management to improve bid processes
Respect, support, and champion the governance framework, overseeing the completion of all internal quality gates
Maintain a repository of bid content, case studies, templates, and other materials for use in future bids
Continuously update and improve content based on feedback and lessons learned from previous bids
Develop Product knowledge to add value to solutioning and pricing activities
Stay informed about competition in the territory and/or products you are working on
Requirements:
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills with a sense of detail
Strong stakeholder management skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
Strong ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple bids simultaneously
Ability to work and deal with complex business relationships and to partner with various stakeholders
Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field
Minimum of 3 years of experience in Pre Sales, Bid or Project management, preferably in the fintech, financial software, or IT services sector
Proficiency with CRM software or sales management software (Salesforce…)
Good knowledge of the FinTech industry
Love to work in an international environment and willing to travel as required
Fluency in English is essential, with other local languages to the job geography advantageous