Bid Leader: Technical-Commercial Proposals

MTrec Technical; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Regional employer of choice

Job summary

MTrec Technical is seeking a commercially minded Bid Leader to join the Product Solutions team in a permanent role in Sunderland. You will own opportunities from qualification to submission, coordinating engineering, costing, and sales colleagues to develop competitive, technically sound proposals.

You will lead technical and commercial discussions with customers and drive bid strategies. The role requires strong bid-management experience, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to balance

Qualifications

• HNC/HND/FdEng in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline; a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field is desirable.
• Experience in bid management, applications engineering, proposal engineering, technical sales, or a comparable technical-commercial role.
• Experience leading or coordinating complex technical-commercial proposals;
• Strong experience working directly with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience reviewing customer specifications, commercial requirements, and contractual terms and conditions.
• Strong technical understanding and the ability to review, develop, and challenge engineering solutions.
• Commercial judgement with the ability to identify risk and develop balanced solutions.
• Strong customer relationship management and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Effective technical-commercial communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned opportunities from qualification through proposal submission and negotiation.
• Coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Costing, Project Management, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality and other stakeholders.
• Lead technical and commercial discussions with customers during the bid phase and support negotiations.
• Provide day-to-day direction to Engineers supporting bids and ensure proposal quality.
• Identify risks and opportunities and define bid strategy to deliver competitive solutions.

Skills

Bid management

Proposal engineering

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder coordination

Customer relationship management

Negotiation

Technical review

Education

HNC/HND/FdEng in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering desirable

Job description

MTrec Technical is seeking a commercially minded Bid Leader to join the Product Solutions team in a permanent role in Sunderland. You will own opportunities from qualification to submission, coordinating engineering, costing, and sales colleagues to develop competitive, technically sound proposals.

You will lead technical and commercial discussions with customers and drive bid strategies. The role requires strong bid-management experience, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to balance