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Senior Bid Manager

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NTT DATA

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South Africa , Johannesburg

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Job Description:

The Senior Bid Manager at NTT DATA will lead the bid process, ensuring compliance and quality in submissions. This role requires advanced business acumen, project management expertise, and strong stakeholder communication skills. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required, along with significant experience in bid management. Join a diverse team and make a meaningful impact!

Job Responsibility:

  • Consults on the application of project management principles and expertise to the management of bids including the management of resources, timeframes, risk, quality and governance
  • May be required to engage with stakeholders during the pre-qualification stage and/or gather more information from stakeholders
  • Manages all aspects and stages related to bids, including - Initiation and planning, Kick-off, Solution Definition, Content Development, Response Consolidation, Team Reviews, Quality Control, Management Review and Authorization, Package and Deliver, Post-submission, Administration, Bid Revisions, Bid Award, Win/Loss Review
  • Responsible for managing bid resources to facilitate the development of appropriate deal strategies, solution and service architectures, commercial models and delivery/service management plans
  • Accountable for ensuring that organization's risk exposure on all bids is understood, documented, communicated to all stakeholders and appropriately addressed/ mitigated
  • Responsible for keeping an auditable trail of all bid artefacts and records on recognized company systems
  • Ensures that each bid is subject to the requisite team and management reviews prior to client submission, complying with company corporate governance
  • Communicates accurately and timeously with all stakeholders and take responsibility for communications being received and understood
  • Accountable for facilitating the sourcing of general bid collateral from authorized owners in the business
  • Creates a set of standard templates for less complex bids
  • Reviews all customer requirements to ensure that they are met in the proposal and collaborate with a wide variety of involved parties to include all necessary information within the proposals
  • Accountable for tracking tender / RFP process and exact record keeping of strategic dates and information to be provided / presented
  • Creates tender response document according to the chosen strategy, ensuring key messages are included

Requirements:

  • Advanced business and financial acumen
  • Advanced understanding of organization's business model and key functions and offerings
  • Excellent attention to detail and high quality of work
  • Ability to utilize key systems and tools related to bids
  • Advanced knowledge of all elements that contribute to bids including geographic scope, solution scope, service scope and commercial complexity
  • Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of the organization and across all functions
  • Advanced knowledge about the industry including competitors and market trends
  • Advanced analytical and research skills
  • Effective reporting and presentation skills
  • High level of drive and ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent understanding of global commerce and business capabilities and policies for global deals
  • Excellent ability to build and maintain cross functional relationships with a variety of stakeholders
  • Advanced knowledge of project management principles
  • Excellent ability to work in an everchanging environment
  • Excellent ability to manage concurrent projects and tasks while meeting competing deadlines
  • Mastery in Microsoft Word
  • Advanced in Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Commercial, Business Development, Finance or related field
  • Advanced demonstrated experience managing, coordinating and implementing the bid process successfully
  • Advanced demonstrated relevant experience in similar role within a related environment
  • Advanced demonstrated experience as a consultant or practitioner
  • Advanced demonstrated experience of working in a commercial role involving a significant amount of client interaction
  • Advanced demonstrated experience researching and collaborating with subject matter experts to write and edit compelling proposals that are customized to the needs of the client

Nice to have:

  • Management Development Program certification
  • Relevant project management certification
What we offer:
  • Workplace embraces diversity and inclusion
  • Place where you can grow, belong and thrive
  • Part of a Global Top Employer

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 17, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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