Bid Manager

ZipRecruiter; Burton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider in the rail industry seeks an experienced Bid Manager to enhance customer relationships and drive successful tender submissions. This full-time role involves collaboration with various teams to secure profitable orders and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong communication, negotiation, and project management skills, as well as proficiency in CRM software. Join a diverse team committed to innovation and exceptional results in Burton-on-Trent.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in customer relationship management and business development.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain customer relationships to promote Wabtec as a supplier.
• Respond to tender queries and manage CRM data for key accounts.
• Lead and support tenders, ensuring competitive and compliant bids.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Project Management

Organizational Skills

CRM Software

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

Who will you be working with?

We are seeking an experienced Bid Manager to join our team at the LH Group (a Division of Wabtec UK Ltd) based in Burton on Trent. We support our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair, and overhaul activities on existing trains.

Role: Bid Manager

Salary: £Competitive

Location: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, (DE13 8EN) – (Onsite)

Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30 and Friday 08:00 to 13:00, 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

How will you make a difference?

Establish and maintain strong relationships with customers, positioning yourself as the leading supplier for rail system component overhaul in the UK and Ireland. The company responds to tender request queries for specific products and customers while collaborating with Business Development Managers, Product Sales Managers, Account Managers, and the Group Tender Manager to identify opportunities, build a pipeline, and secure orders that ensure profitable future revenue.

What will your typical day look like?

• Build and maintain customer relationships to promote Wabtec as the supplier for rail system component overhaul in the UK and Ireland.
• Respond to tender queries and manage CRM data for key accounts.
• Collaborate with various managers to develop opportunities, build a pipeline, and secure profitable orders.
• Serve as the key contact for customers and provide accurate reports.
• Lead and support tenders, ensuring competitive and compliant bids.
• Develop commercial and technical proposals and manage the tender approval process.
• Contribute to the SIOP process and provide Variation Order support.
• Maintain Capture Plans and ensure contract compliance with company mandates.

What do we want to know about you?

• Proven experience in customer relationship management and business development
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in CRM software and Microsoft Office Suite.

If you don’t have all the above criteria, don’t worry. We would still like to hear from you as we live our values, always put people first, and strive to expand what is possible.

Apply today!

Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

*Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalised agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third-party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you any obligation if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail, as well as mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees worldwide. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products but also in our people by embracing and promoting diversity. We care about our relationships with employees and celebrate the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aim to create a place where everyone belongs and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, inclusion, and respect. We strive to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives, recognizing that these diversity and perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles—people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.