Bids and Proposal Manager
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Location: Yeovil
Job type: Permanent
Aircraft type:
Contact: Leonardo MW Ltd
Sector: Engineering
Job Role:
Accept and manage proposals tasks from commencement ofbid through proposal and negotiation to contract award, foreach task, addressing:
a. Priorities and any conflicts
b. Resource requirements
c. Budget requirements
Key Responsibility Areas
- Manage individually and collectively packages of technical and commercial work for the proposals and bidding activity and complete within the given deadlines.
- Ensure all requirements are included within the bid response
- Liaise with all Leonardo Helicopters sites as required
- Liaise with other functional departments for input requirements
- Liaise with external resources specific to the task
- Prepare briefing and approval papers as necessary
- Together with his/her supervisor, lead Leonardo Helicopters strategy against selection process as defined by the tender/prospect
- Support to negotiations and handover to contract administration
Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required
- Degree: preferably in engineering or business or equivalent
- Significant experience in bid preparation, commercial role or in project management.
- Good proficiency in English (written and spoken)
- Good computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Interest in technical and commercial aspects
- Capability to handle multi-tasks and priorities under time pressure
- Flexible attitude to meet demands of the bids
- Ability to build collaborative working relationships
- Accuracy and focus in preparing documentation that may become contractual commitment
- Preparing reports Desirable Skills And Competencies
- Capability to evaluate customer needs and experience with customers
- Capable of writing Statement of Work, by defining project-specific activities, deliverable sand timelines.
- Understanding of contracts
- Problem solving attitude
- Good communication skills Influence groups and individuals outside direct control / relevant functional area
- The combined capability to grasp detailed information and define big picture scenarios
- Multi-cultural awareness
- Knowledge of other languages useful particularly Italian, Spanish & French
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