Bid Manager

Job Description – Experience 5-6 years.

The Bid Manager is a central function responsible for the end-to-end management, coordination, and successful delivery of high-quality, compliant, and compelling proposals (RFPs, RFIs, proactive bids, and tenders). This role acts as the single point of contact for the bid process, driving cross-functional teams to ensure timely submission and adherence to established governance standards, ultimately maximizing the organization's win rate.

Key Responsibilities

I. Bid Lifecycle Management & Execution

• Own and manage the complete bid lifecycle, from initial opportunity qualification and receipt to final submission and post-bid review.
• Conduct comprehensive analysis and initial qualification of all received bid documents (RFPs, RFIs, etc.) to confirm requirements, scope, terms, and internal alignment.
• Establish and maintain a rigorous Bid Plan and timeline, defining key milestones, deliverables, and resource allocation. Secure sign-off from Pre-Sales leadership.
• Lead the internal clarification process by aggregating and finalizing complex technical, contractual, and commercial questions for submission to the client / prospect.
• Drive the content creation process, ensuring that the proposed solution themes are coherently articulated, contextualized, and mapped directly to client requirements, moving beyond generic responses.
• Oversee the final production and quality assurance of all submission documents (including the main response document and all requisite attachments, such as NDAs, contracts, and supporting materials) to ensure absolute compliance and professional presentation.
• Coordinate the circulation of all official bid correspondence, updates, Q&As, errata, and corrigendum to the core bid team and relevant stakeholders.

II. Stakeholder Collaboration & Leadership

III. Governance, Quality & Process Adherence

Required Skills and Qualifications

Skills Required

Project Management