31 Jul
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BLS International
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Delhi
31 Jul
BLS International
Delhi
Role - Bid Manager
Location- Delhi
Years of experience - 7+ years of exp in Bid Management/ Proposal Writing
Key Responsibilities:
- End-to-End Bid Lifecycle Management RFP Shredding: Deconstruct complex Government-to-Government (G2G) and Business-to-Government (B2G) tenders into transparent compliance matrices and deliverables.
- Project Governance: Define bid timelines, set internal milestones, and chair "Blue Team" (strategy) and "Red Team" (review) sessions to ensure the proposal is evolving toward a winning state.
- Risk Mitigation: Identify potential "deal-breakers" early in the process whether technical, legal, or financial and escalate them to senior leadership.
- Content Engineering & Storytelling Technical Writing: Transform raw inputs from IT and Operations into a cohesive, persuasive narrative. You aren't just describing a process; you are selling a secure, seamless journey for the citizen and the sovereign client.
- Knowledge Management: Maintain and update a "Content Gold Mine"a library of best-in-class responses, case studies, and corporate credentials to speed up the drafting process.AI Integration: Utilize Generative AI tools to summarize long-form tender documents and create initial drafts for standard compliance sections.
- Commercial & Strategic Alignment Competitor Benchmarking: Conduct SWOT analyses on key market players to ensure our "Value Proposition" is uniquely positioned.
- Pricing Orchestration: Work closely with the Finance team to align the technical solution with the commercial model, ensuring the bid is both competitive and profitable.
- Post-Submission & Transition Clarification Management: Lead the response process for Post-Tender Clarifications (PTCs) and support the presentation team for final Orals/Interviews.
- Handover: Ensure a seamless transition from the "Bid State" to the "Execution State" for the Operations team once the contract is won.
Candidate Profile & Qualifications Category Requirement
- Education: Bachelors degree in Business, International Relations, or Engineering. MBA preferred
- Experience: 6–10 years in Bid Management, ideally within Visa Outsourcing, IT Services, or Defense
- Certifications: APMP (Foundation or Practitioner) or Prince2 certification is highly desirable
- Technical Skills Expert-level MS Word (formatting/styles), Excel (modelling), and Adobe Acrobat
- Soft Skills: High "EQ" for managing stressed SMEs; ability to work under extreme deadline pressure
- Success Metrics Win Rate: Achieving a targeted ratio of submitted vs. won tenders
- Compliance Score: Zero disqualifications due to administrative or technical non-compliance
- Efficiency: Reducing the "Time to Submit" through better process automation and template management
📌 Bid Manager - Proposal Writing/ Bid Management (Delhi)
🏢 BLS International
📍 Delhi