Bid Manager - Charleroi, België - ALSTOM

ALSTOM

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Charleroi, België

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Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

Req ID:404643

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation.

Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions.

Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

Overview:

The Bid Manager prepares winning bids according to Alstom internal Process in line with Signalling strategy and solutions in response to customer requirements and the Regions Bid Strategy.

He/She ensures that all bids submitted are in line with the QCD (quality cost delivery) objectives and gives support to the Tender Leader up to the contract award.

The tenders managed by the bid manager will be pure Signalling tenders submitted from Charleroi.

Position in the organization:

The Bid Manager reports directly to the Bids Director.

The job holder will liaise and work with his/her peers of the Signalling Tendering Network, with the Regions (Customer Directors), with Sourcing, Process Deployment, Quality, Safety, Finance and Transport Tender Control.

Contacts are internal & external.

Performance Measurement/KPI's

Hit rate
Note given by customer
Transport processes applied
Tender data reused
Tender expenses under control

Specific responsibilities of the role:

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Short-term objectives:

For all tenders he/she is in charge of, the Senior Bid Manager shall:

Guarantee the quality and accuracy of tender documentation
Deliver the tender on time to the Customer
Guarantee the submission to the clients (internal & external)
Guarantee a clear reporting in line with the Bids Department way of working and KPIs
Establish the tender budget, obtain validation from the Region and guarantee the mastering of expenses
Guarantee the reuse of tender data
Facilitate the smooth functioning of the tendering team
Guarantee the confidentiality of tender data

Medium-term generic objectives:

Contribute to build on return of experience in order to
Improve tender submission time
Improve the reliability of costing
Improve reutilisation of tender documents
Decrease the tender expenses

Responsibilities

Have a good understanding of the needs of the customer being tendered.
Motivate and coordinate the internal resources and manage the conflicts of interests between internal/external players.
Manage convincingly the gap between the specification and the offer.
Build winning tenders in terms of schedule, technical compliance, competitiveness and differentiation according to Alstom and Signalling Tendering Process
Prepare a comprehensive tender and meet the deadlines and minimise the tenders costs.
Manage the approval process according to Alstom Tendering Process.
Participate in the negotiation process with the customer when necessary.

PROFILE:

Desired Skills & Experience:

Experience in international projects or bids and openness to multicultural environment
Vision of the 2 markets : transportation and information (customer expectation, technology breakthroughs, competition, business model)
Business oriented
Financial resultoriented
Strongly processoriented
Key Knowledge Areas:
Good understanding of technical/engineering issues, contracting, finance, product specifications, with at least 3 years experience within an industrial project team environment.
Team management: to be able to liaise & motivate internal and external partners
Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
Good understanding of commercial risks (financial, legal, political...).
Risk analysis skills & methods.
Good level of abstraction to understand complex problems involving several technologies
Understanding of and successful experience of working in a multicultural environment
Understanding of and experience of working in a matrix organisation
Effective active listening and communication skills
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Reliability/stability
Credibility
Negotiation skills
Imagination and curiosity, as well as rigour and discipline (stick to deadlines)

Educational requirement:

Engineering Degree (Master equivalent or above) in one or more of the following fields: Industrial Computer science, Telecom, Electrical, Electronics, Automation.

Language skills:
Fluency in French & English. Dutch & German are assets.

Behavioural competencies:
Effective active listening and communication skills, good communication and interpersonal skills, reliability/stability, credibility, learning fast, quick understanding of new technologies, focus on simple solutions to complex problems, focus on cost of solutions, negotiation (internal or with customers), Planning and Organising

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