We are currently recruiting for a Bid Manager, for our Partnered Client – a Global Engineering Company, based in Antwerp. As a full-time Bid Manager – you will play a crucial role in the concept and completion of our quotations, supporting the sale of technically sophisticated, complex products, and services across a comprehensive sales area. (Salary Dependant on Experience from 42k Euros to 72K Euros)
Your role:
- Create and organize quotations, find technical and commercial solutions to meet customer expectations
- Develop technical concepts, clarify the project’s scope and content, and address detailed questions with relevant specialist departments.
- Prepare preliminary costing and participate in price negotiations within established guidelines.
- Engage in contract negotiations and signing (in line with sales guidelines and regulations).
- Coordinate regional bids between customers/agents and Product Centers.
- Manage bids for regional projects, maintaining important customer and supplier contacts.
- Assist Sales in building strong customer relationships and follow up on the bidding process until contract conclusion.
- Conduct further contractual negotiations to clarify or adjust technical and commercial details with support from specialist departments and superiors when necessary.
- Maintain product, market, and customer application knowledge by developing customer contacts during the bid processes.
- Create the final version of the order set and transfer the project to the project manager and his team.
- Comply with all internal rules, local legal obligations, and qualification rules.
- Utilize tools such as MS Office, Teams, SAP, and CRM effectively.
Your qualifications:
- 5 to 10 years of related experience, preferably in turbo machinery.
- Fluency in Business English.
- Competence in MS Office, Teams, SAP, and CRM systems.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Experience in bid or project management in a multinational environment (desirable).
- Fluency in Dutch (mandatory); proficiency in German, French, or Spanish is an advantage.
In addition, we find the following important:
- Skilled in effective communication across diverse cultures and environments.
- To provide information, maintain records and carry out all duties in an accurate, efficient and timely manner.
We offer:
- Competitive salary and flexible working conditions
- An exciting position within a global, dynamic company where every good initiative gets full attention.
- You work in a healthy and strongly internationally oriented organization
- We invest a lot in the development of our employees in the desired direction
If you are a BID Manager looking for your next career opportunity, based in Antwerp, Contact me today!
