Exyte

Proposal Manager

Exyte$90K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or Economics
  • 10 years related experience, including 5 years in a lead role in Construction/Engineering management or Proposal management
  • Experience in EPC/D&B roles is a key differentiator
  • Proven track record with successful bid teams
  • 5 years of experience managing people

Responsibilities

  • Plan, build, and lead the Proposal Team for bid submissions
  • Understand and assess Client needs and challenges
  • Establish detailed schedules for Proposal development
  • Lead and coordinate bid process with internal and external contributors
  • Oversee production, editing, and submission of all Proposal documents
  • Support negotiation and conclusion of contracts with clients
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and prepare for internal reviews

Benefits

  • Promote best bidding practices across business units
  • Opportunity for continuous professional improvement and sharing of best practices
  • Access to resources for gathering market intelligence and improvement feedback
  • Work in a collaborative environment with cross-functional teams
  • Chance to contribute to a leading global company in Biopharma Life Sciences
Full Job Description
Discover your exciting role

The Senior Proposal Manager is responsible for submitting and managing all bids related to the Biopharma Life Sciences division of the Regional Business Units, with particular attention on large EPC/D&B Proposals.
The Senior Proposal Manager provides effective leadership and coordination of the bid process, managing a matrix team of internal and external contributors and specialists to deliver consistent bids which meets the Clients' requirements and aspirations while embracing the Exyte's values and policies. This role leads, contributes, and supports the contributing teams to ensure the Proposals are submitted on time and meets all bid requirements (RFQ, RFP, or unformal Clients' Requirements).

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

Plans, defines, builds, and leads the Proposal Team
  • Understand the Client needs, requirements, and challenges.
  • Review the strategy to win the tender.
  • Establishes the detailed schedule of the Proposal development and ensures its follow-up.
  • Defines the means, resources, and budget to be implemented to develop the Proposal.
  • Leads and coordinates the bid process, ensuring all internal or external contributors and SME understand the expectations and their responsibilities.
  • Knows the contents of the bid thoroughly so that control, compliance and ownership is clearly communicated in our Proposal, but as well internally.
  • Oversees and reviews the production, editing, formatting, proof reading and publication of submission documents including executive summaries, project scope and timeline, proposed solution(s) and methodologies, price, references, contract terms and conditions.
  • Ensures that Proposals are completed and submitted by deadlines.


Support the negotiations and conclusion of the contract & transfer the contract file to Project Delivery Team
  • Assists the Business Development Team with the negotiations with the client.
  • Prepares and checks the final contract documentation and annexes when successful.
  • Organizes and Participates to a transfer/handover meeting with the Project Delivery Team

Compliance
  • Ensures compliance with all HSEQ policies and Code of Conduct of the Company.
  • Organizes and facilitates the key internal reviews, to ensure the highest relevance and compliance of the Proposal governance with the Company processes and with the Customer's requirements.
  • Prepare the approvals processes and the supporting documents for Risk and Opportunities Management Reviews.


Continuous Improvement
  • Promote best bidding practice across the BLS Business Units.
  • Edit, maintain, and share boilerplate materials to demonstrate consistency and global capabilities across the BLS Business Units.
  • Gather "lessons learnt" and other feedback from executed projects and Proposals' feedback (won or lost).
  • Gathers intelligence and statistics about the regional construction market (partners, suppliers, competition, good practices).


Show your expertise

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering or Construction Management, business administration or economics.
  • 10 years related experience, with minimum 5 years in a lead role in Construction/Engineering management and/or Proposal management.
  • EPC/D&B experiences will be a differentiator.
  • Successful track record of managing / taking a key role in a winning bid team
  • 5 years managing peopled


Preferred:
  • Proficient with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to follow and enforce document template management in line with company branding.
  • Good working knowledge with SharePoint
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Good working knowledge of Time Scheduling
  • Active Team Player and Team Leader.
  • Ability to work under pressure and define and lead a programme to a deadline.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills.
  • Ability to fully engage and network with internal and external stakeholders.


Contact:

You want to be part of the Exyte team? We look forward to receiving your application!

Please note that we only consider applications submitted through our application portal. Applications sent via email will not be considered due to data protection regulations.

About Exyte

Exyte is a global leader in design, engineering and construction delivering high-tech facilities, plants and factories. With a history of more than 100 years, the company has developed a unique expertise in controlled and regulated environments. Exyte has a truly global footprint, serving the most technically demanding clients in markets such as semiconductors, batteries, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and data centers. The company offers a full range of services from consulting to the managing of turnkey solutions ? delivered to the highest quality and safety standards. Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Exyte employs around 5,700 highly experienced and motivated people.
Learn more about Exyte
Size
5,700 employees
Industry
Net Income
$200 million
Revenue
$4 billion
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