Bid Manager - Remote

Overview

Masabi is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Bid Manager to join our Bids Team, working across the business to lead proposals for public transit agencies and operators worldwide, focusing on Europe and the Americas.

In Short

• Own the response process for market-sounding requests, RFIs, RFPs, BAFOs, and clarification requests.
• Analyse and interpret procurement documents to understand key requirements, evaluation criteria, and timelines.
• Define bid strategy, structure, and timelines, and drive execution across contributors.
• Coordinate input from technical, commercial, legal, and operational teams to prepare high-quality proposals.
• Track tasks and decisions, raising risks and blockers early to avoid delays.
• Lead bid/no-bid assessments with clear opportunity analysis and recommendations.
• Edit and refine responses for consistency, clarity, and compliance.
• Oversee final document production, including narrative content and pricing schedules.
• Run governance and review processes, ensuring all required approvals are secured before submission.
• Track and report outcomes, including bid progress, wins, and losses.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading bids for complex technology solutions or services.
• Excellent attention to detail, including strong layout and formatting skills.
• Skilled at synthesising input into cohesive and persuasive content.
• Strong relationship builder who enjoys working cross-functionally.
• Commercially aware with experience reviewing pricing and profitability considerations.
• Advanced Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite skills; experience with proposal automation tools is a plus.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to manage high-impact work independently.
• Excellent English writing and editing skills, with a focus on quality under pressure.
• French and/or Italian language skills are a bonus for multilingual bids.

Benefits

• 23 days holiday per year plus the Christmas Shutdown.
• Private healthcare.
• Up to €1000 training budget per year.
• €200 to spend on your home office.
• Choice of workstation.
• Menopause support.
• Ability to work for up to 3 months per year from any country in the world.