Bid Manager - F/H

Thales
France
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Data Analytics & Business IntelligenceExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Synthesis","Managing complexity","Cross-functional cooperation","International collaboration"]

Lead the bid process for the Missile Electronics sector, coordinating activities across ramp-up, production, and R&D. Evaluate new business needs, build and deliver winning technical proposals, align pricing/industrial approach and innovation, and manage multi-stakeholder offer presentations. Negotiate with customers alongside commercial leaders, coordinate offer amendments and subsequent markets, and ensure a smooth transition from bid dossiers to project teams while supporting occasional travel in France and abroad.

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Thales
Thales
1 month ago

Bid Manager - F/H

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Job Summary

Lead the bid process for the Missile Electronics sector, coordinating activities across ramp-up, production, and R&D. Evaluate new business needs, build and deliver winning technical proposals, align pricing/industrial approach and innovation, and manage multi-stakeholder offer presentations. Negotiate with customers alongside commercial leaders, coordinate offer amendments and subsequent markets, and ensure a smooth transition from bid dossiers to project teams while supporting occasional travel in France and abroad.
Location: France
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own bid offer leadership for the Missile Electronics sector across ramp-up, production, and R&D.
  • •For new activities, evaluate customer needs and build technical proposals with internal teams.
  • •Define and support the winning response strategy with commercial and product-line leaders (target pricing, industrial setup, technical content, innovation).
  • •Build and submit offers in line with issued mandates after presenting them to stakeholders (sector level, BL, GBU).
  • •Organize and pilot cross-functional contributors; support client discussions/negotiations and ensure transition of the bid dossier to the project team.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Generalist/technical engineering education.
  • •More than 10 years of experience leading complex bids/offers.
  • •Demonstrated leadership and ability to take a high-level view on bids.
  • •Strong synthesis skills and ability to manage organizational complexity.
  • •Ability to cooperate in an international environment.
Experience:10+ years
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipSynthesisManaging complexityCross-functional cooperationInternational collaboration

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Company Brief

Thales
Designs and delivers advanced systems and services for aerospace, defence, security, and digital identity and cybersecurity markets, serving government and commercial customers worldwide.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2000
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