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Job title and location
Job title: Senior Bid Manager
Location: Glasgow (Hybrid working – 3 days min per week on site)
Summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity where you can really make a difference by working on cutting edge, evolving technologies? Do you want to work with a highly regarded team who will support your learning and development? Then look no further…
We have an exciting new opportunity available in Thales Optronics and Missile Electronic (OME) in Glasgow as a Senior Bid Manager.
What the job involves
* As a Senior Bid Manager, you will be in charge of specific bid-management activities to ensure the successful delivery of a bid or a number of bids. You will bring structure clarity and governance to the process and discipline relating to bid management activities as well as manage the preparation of the prequalification repose submissions to customers with the objective to securing an invitation to bid.
* Participate in Bid Kick-Off meetings, providing bid management direction and engagement with the Bid Team.
* Manage the creation of the bid deliverables and ensuring review and governance, leading to the creation of a high quality proposal.
* Work effectively with Capture Leader to generate win themes that link customer needs with defined benefits of the Thales offering
* Ensure that cost estimates / target budgets are provided with support of Systems Engineering / Product Management.
* Ensure that cost estimates are effectively reviewed to ensure competitive and winning pricing
* Ensure that effective Gate Business Cases are prepared for specific opportunities.
* Support the Sales/Capture Lead in any customer negotiations and presentations.
What are we looking for?
* A proven track record of delivering successful project (not product) bids in contexts relevant to Thales – defence, heavy engineering or construction sectors.
* Experience delivering bids to the value of £5-60million minimum
* Ideally experience of single source government bidding (for repeat business)
* Strong negotiation skills with the ability to deal with customers, partners, suppliers and other parts of the business (stakeholder management skills).
* Comprehensive experience and understanding of the Bid Management process (including Change Control, Risk Management and Information Management)
* A minimum a working knowledge of industry standard approaches to bid management (such as Shipley Capture Bench).
Security Clearance statement
In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
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