JOB TITLE: Bids Manager 

REPORTING TO: Managing Director

This role requires a person with technical knowledge of the space industry and an understanding of the space ecosystem, who has experience of delivering/compiling all the key volumes for ESA and Non-ESA bids: technical, commercial, financial, implementation, management contractual and risk.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead Commercial activity for existing and new business for all areas of the company

Managing and co-ordinating bids, which can range from 1 page quotations to full ESA bids

Research, writing and checking proposals Contract negotiation

Responding to customers and other stakeholders queries before, during and after the bid has been submitted

Researching current and future trends

Identifying opportunities on which to submit bids and feeding into the decision on whether to bid for the work

Devising a successful strategy and pinpointing the unique selling point for winning a bid whilst understanding the operating and profit margins

Understanding the specific requirements linked to both high reliability Space satellite and lo-cost access to the Space industry

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Essential:-

Qualification in electronic engineering or similar with experience in business management/development or

Qualification in business management/development with experience within EEE procurement and assembly