Bid Manager

Sapphirus Systems; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapphirus Systems, LLC in Hyderabad is seeking a Bid Manager to drive end-to-end bid management across government and commercial opportunities. You will coordinate with Sales, Finance, Legal, HR, and Technical teams to prepare proposals, plans, and timelines, ensuring compliance and timely submission.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of bid, proposal, or tender management experience, strong writing skills, and proficiency with RFP/RFI/RFQ responses and e-procurement portals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of Bid Management, Proposal Management, or Tender Management.
• Strong experience in RFP, RFI, and RFQ responses.
• Experience handling Government Tenders and E-Procurement Portals (Mandatory).
• Excellent proposal writing, business writing, and documentation skills.
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of commercial proposals, pricing, costing, and compliance.
• Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete bid management process from opportunity identification to final submission.
• Review and analyze RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and government tenders.
• Prepare proposals, bid documents, executive summaries, and presentations.
• Coordinate with Sales, Business Development, Finance, Legal, HR, and Technical teams to collect required information.
• Prepare bid plans, compliance documents, timelines, and submission schedules.
• Ensure all proposals meet client requirements and are submitted within deadlines.
• Coordinate pricing, costing, commercial proposals, and internal approvals.
• Identify risks and gaps in proposals and suggest improvements.
• Maintain proposal templates, company credentials, case studies, and reusable documents.
• Track bid progress and share regular updates with management.
• Conduct win/loss analysis and maintain bid performance reports.

Skills

Bid Management

Proposal Management

Tender Management

RFP responses

RFI responses

RFQ responses

Government Tenders

E-Procurement Portals

Proposal Writing

Pricing & Costing

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Engineering

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title: Bid Manager

Department: Sales / Business Development
Experience: 5 - 10 Years
Location: Hyderabad
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the complete bid management process from opportunity identification to final submission.
• Review and analyze RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and government tenders.
• Prepare proposals, bid documents, executive summaries, and presentations.
• Coordinate with Sales, Business Development, Finance, Legal, HR, and Technical teams to collect required information.
• Prepare bid plans, compliance documents, timelines, and submission schedules.
• Ensure all proposals meet client requirements and are submitted within deadlines.
• Coordinate pricing, costing, commercial proposals, and internal approvals.
• Identify risks and gaps in proposals and suggest improvements.
• Maintain proposal templates, company credentials, case studies, and reusable documents.
• Track bid progress and share regular updates with management.
• Conduct win/loss analysis and maintain bid performance reports.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5 - 10 years of experience in Bid Management, Proposal Management, or Tender Management.
• Strong experience in RFP, RFI, and RFQ responses.
• Experience handling Government Tenders and E-Procurement Portals (Mandatory).
• Excellent proposal writing, business writing, and documentation skills.
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of commercial proposals, pricing, costing, and compliance.
• Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and project coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple bids and meet strict deadlines.

Preferred Industry

• IT Services
• Software Development
• SaaS / Technology
• IT Consulting
• Government / Public Sector Projects

Mandatory Skills

Bid Management | Government Tenders | RFP | RFI | RFQ | E-Procurement | Proposal Writing | Tender Management | Commercial Proposals | Stakeholder Management