Bid Manager and Commercial Officer

Airbus; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a skilled professional to support their bidding operations in Oxford, England. This role involves devising a successful strategy for winning bids, organizing and facilitating essential cross-functional meetings, and ensuring proposals meet deadlines and quality standards. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Business or a related field, along with exceptional communication and problem-solving skills. Understanding of the aviation industry and compliance regulations is essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Ability to organise and facilitate cross-functional meetings.
• Experience in researching and checking proposal contributions.
• Understanding of aviation industry regulations and commercial thinking.

Responsibilities

• Devise and execute successful strategy for winning bids.
• Organise bid schedule and manage procurement timelines.
• Assess technical and commercial risk of the bid.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Creative and innovative thinking

Problem-solving skills

Relationship-building and influencing skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Job description

* Help devising and execute a successful strategy for winning bids, including identifying differentiators, and understanding customer requirements.* Create and maintain the bid schedule around campaign procurement timelines and Airbus Offer Processes.* Organise and facilitate cross-functional meetings and reviews throughout the campaign life-cycle.* Researching, writing, assembling, and checking proposal contributions from internal staff in the UK and France or Germany, and from key suppliers to ensure the overall proposal is submitted on time.* Supporting proposal activity including document control and formatting and general support to the campaign.* Contribute to and maintain the re-use library, regularly refreshing existing material to ensure relevance.* Implement the results of lesson learned activity to drive continuous improvement of processes and tools.* Support and lead the finance team in building the bid business case.* Ensure bid data and information are organised and stored appropriately in the directory in accordance with relevant rules* Ensure information is shared fully across the relevant stakeholders* Assess technical and commercial risk of the bid.* Where bids are successful, assist with the project launch process and handover to the delivery team.* Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field.* Excellent written and verbal communication skills* Creative and innovative thinking* Problem-solving skills* Relationship-building and influencing skills* A knowledge and understanding of the aviation industry including technical and regulatory knowledge.* Commercial thinking* Team working skills* Attention to detail* Due to the nature of this position, the successful candidate must be able to obtain DBS and undergo Security Clearance.* Applicants must meet any/all requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.* Applicants must be able to provide proof they have the right to work in the UK.