Specialist, Bid

Standard Aero; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An aviation services company located in Winnipeg is seeking a Bid Specialist to manage pricing tables and support proposal submissions. The ideal candidate will have a university degree and 3 to 6 years of relevant work experience. Strong interpersonal, financial analysis, and communication skills are essential. This role also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare and a pension plan.

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare

Pension Plan with 100% company match

Paid Time Off starting day one

Bonus opportunities

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 to 6 years of related work experience required.
• Knowledge of government contracts and proposals preferred.
• Understanding of export compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage product pricing tables and support pricing development.
• Read and evaluate contract requirements.
• Collaborate with the bid team for proposal submissions.
• Analyze pricing structures and historical performance.
• Support compliance and quality checks of proposals.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Financial analysis

MS Excel proficiency

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

University degree in business administration

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

No matter your background, we will support you to take on new challenges and grow your skills. You’ll build relationships, ensure our teams are taken care of, and advocate for our customers’ needs. Our values like integrity, service, teamwork, and communication will make you proud to be part of StandardAero.

Grow our ever-growing business by assisting customers, reaching new ones, and developing program strategies to help us succeed. You’ll build relationships, ensure our teams are taken care of, and advocate for our customers’ needs.

The Bid Specialist will be responsible for supporting the Business Unit and other Division bids, managing product pricing tables, supporting pricing development, bid processing, and handling bid admin tasks (renewal and bid tracking), as well as managing registration tracking.

What you’ll do :

1. Understand financial aspects of proposal responses including Cost Benefits Analysis (CBA), Return on Investment (ROI) scenarios, and associated pricing structures.
2. Read, interpret, and evaluate government contracts, subcontracts, and bid requirements, especially related to pricing.
3. Coordinate required pricing data inputs with operations, engineering, and customer service to develop accurate models.
4. Coordinate with the bid team and support the finalization of bid and proposal pricing submissions.
5. Maintain pricing catalogs and collect and validate relevant data to ensure accurate estimating tools.
6. Manage update processes.
7. Support development of proposal outlines, cross-reference of compliance matrices, edit written material, write new material, proofread, and perform quality checks of proposals, evaluation notices, and final proposal revisions under tight deadlines.
8. Analyze historical performance, industry benchmarks, and customer data to inform pricing decisions.
9. Participate actively in discussions and negotiations regarding potential proposals and business development opportunities.
10. Support business process management and tracking of existing and expiring agreements and other metrics/actions.
11. Carry out special projects as assigned.

What skills you will use :

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with peers, functional area leaders, and management.
• Strong financial analysis skills and understanding.
• Proficiency in all MS Office products, especially MS Excel and Word.
• Strong project management, planning, organizational, analytical, leadership, decision-making, and communication skills.
• University degree or college diploma in business administration, communications, marketing, engineering, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of company processes, instructions, and export compliance is preferred.
• Knowledge of commercial and/or government contracting and proposals is preferred.

Background Information

The typical minimum education required is a university (bachelor's) degree in a specialized field and related work experience of three to six years.

Benefits that make life better :

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• Pension Plan with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Short- & Long-Term Disability