Global Aftermarket Bid Lead for Simulator Upgrades

Acron Aviation; Crawley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Profit Sharing Scheme

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Referral scheme

Group income protection

Health care and wellness options

Staff restaurant

Staff car park with EV charging

Job summary

Acron Aviation is seeking a proactive Bid Manager to own the global aftermarket opportunity lifecycle—from qualification to handover. You will craft technically deliverable, costed proposals and lead cross-functional teams across Sales, Engineering and Finance to win contracts.

You will manage scope, cost estimates, schedules and customer communications, ensuring compliant, competitive solutions while mitigating risks and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in bid management, capture management or complex commercial roles.
• Strong technical background with hardware/software integration in regulated environments.
• Ability to evaluate customer-requested changes and translate into deliverable solutions.
• Experience producing clear scopes of work and compelling proposals.
• Strong commercial judgement evaluating cost, schedule, profitability, feasibility and risk.
• Confident leadership of global, cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Excellent customer, stakeholder and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality proposals to tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead global aftermarket opportunities from qualification through proposal, negotiation, contract award and handover.
• Translate customer requirements into clear, deliverable and commercially competitive solutions.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs across Sales, Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Programme Management, Supply Chain, Finance and Commercial.
• Define robust scopes of work, including deliverables, assumptions, exclusions, dependencies, acceptance criteria and responsibilities.
• Develop accurate cost estimates, schedules, pricing and customer-focused technical and commercial proposals.
• Identify and manage technical, commercial and delivery risks, including integration and obsolescence.
• Lead bid reviews, governance approvals, customer clarifications and contract negotiations.
• Ensure structured handover of scope, commitments, risks and expectations to delivery team.
• Strengthen bid performance through reusable content, estimating data and lessons learned.

Skills

Bid management

Capture management

Commercial awareness

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

APMP training

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Acron Aviation is seeking a proactive Bid Manager to own the global aftermarket opportunity lifecycle—from qualification to handover. You will craft technically deliverable, costed proposals and lead cross-functional teams across Sales, Engineering and Finance to win contracts.

You will manage scope, cost estimates, schedules and customer communications, ensuring compliant, competitive solutions while mitigating risks and driving continuous improvement.