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A wide reaching and key role to include monitoring and aligning the required internal capacity for new customer programmes, alongside supporting the Request for Proposal (RFPs) process. Working closely with key stakeholders across the business the role ensures that new awards meet defined commercial, legal and strategic targets Providing accurate and up to date KPIs on the performance of the Commercial team against business targets for the given year.
Job Responsibility:
Own and maintain high‑quality opportunity and demand data to enable informed assessment of new business opportunities, aligned to internal capacity, capability and the company’s technical roadmap
Sole ownership of the end to end ‘Bid process’, including but not limited to daily reports to the Commercial team and CCO
Lead and coordinate virtual bid teams through inputs from a variety of stakeholders, typically involving contributions from technical (mechanical and electrical engineering, integration & certification), programme management, finance, commercial, legal, operations and external suppliers
Act as a partner to the Sales Executive team during the ‘bid process’ including but not limited to: Reviewing and shaping cmmercial positions to ensure alignment with business objectives and customer expectations
Cordinating internal stakeholder inputs to ensure all services, assumptions and terms are clearly and concisely reflected in final customer proposals
Jint lead on customer calls where there is a LIVE sales campaign to ensure full alignment and understanding of the required scope of work
Making pivtal contributions to the written proposal - both in terms of content and presentation (such as preparation of a management summary)
Swiftly developing an understanding to drive a resolution to complex technical, strategic and business issues in relations to all proposals within their control
Responsibility for ensuring continued availability of Marketing seats to support internal and external needs through management of a readiness plan in conjunction with other functions
Providing support for the preparation for and delivery of seat presentations both on site in TAS and also at customer / OEM locations
Working closely with the Sales & Business Development Executive to administer the business demand Portfolio, balancing new customer opportunities against agreed product strategy, alongside internal demand such as the Hamburg AIX trade event
Ownership and monthly update of all KPIs relating to the RFP process and Commercial team processes, including the gathering of the required data to support the provision of such data
Requirements:
This is a highly networked role that requires an ability to drive cross functional and potentially geographically dispersed teams to meet challenging deadlines
Able to demonstrate strong analytical skills which can enable complex solutions to be found quickly
Confident and experienced in leading technical meetings and discussions to ensure that the required goals are met
Solid understanding and implementation of internal governance procedures
Proven awareness of project and risk management identification and mitigation strategies
Sound engineering knowledge preferably in the BC seating environment with the ability to interpret compliance matrixes and LOPAs
Previously worked in a customer facing role
Confident in presenting technical and commercial details to internal and customer Senior Executives
Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
Ability to prioritise workload to achieve multiple parallel goals
Excellent attention to detail both in the written word and numeracy
Outstanding organisation and time management skills
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, good working knowledge of other MS packages including Word and PowerPoint
Able to travel for periods of up to 1 week at a time, inclusive of weekends as and when required to support the business need
Nice to have:
Understanding of contractual wording and documents, with previous experience of reviewing such items
Experienced in conflict resolution
What we offer:
Competitive salary
33 days annual leave (Increase after 5 years' service)