Bid Manager

KRUSH Labs; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KRUSH Labs, a privately owned R&D center, seeks a Bid Manager to lead the full bid lifecycle from opportunity to submission. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across technical and commercial domains to craft competitive responses.

You will monitor opportunities, ensure compliance with requirements and deadlines, and maintain proposal content with an eye for quality and detail. English fluency and strong project management are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 4+ years in bid management, proposals, business development support, contracts administration, or a similar role.
• Experience in technology, engineering, aerospace, defense, software, or other high-tech industries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and identify relevant business opportunities, tenders and procurement notices.
• Coordinate the complete bid lifecycle from opportunity assessment through proposal submission.
• Analyze customer requirements and create bid compliance matrices.
• Collaborate with technical, commercial, and operational teams to develop competitive proposal responses.
• Gather, organize, and maintain proposal content, templates, case studies, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare executive summaries, technical narratives, commercial responses, and submission packages.
• Ensure all proposals comply with customer requirements, submission guidelines, and deadlines.
• Coordinate bid reviews, approval processes, and stakeholder sign-offs.
• Support pricing and commercial proposal development together with finance and business teams.
• Maintain bid tracking tools, opportunity pipelines, and proposal repositories.
• Conduct post-submission analysis and capture lessons learned to continuously improve bid quality and win rates.
• Support partnerships, consortium bids, and subcontractor coordination when required.

Skills

Bid management

English communication

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Collaboration tools

Job description

Ready to be part of something big? At KRUSH Labs, a privately owned R&D center, we push the boundaries of unmanned systems and advanced hardware. We're building next-generation platforms that fuse resilient communications, AI-driven autonomy, and precision navigation, designed to perform in the most demanding real-world environments. Join us to tackle complex challenges, turn cutting-edge research into deployed technology, and help shape the future of autonomous systems!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Technology Management, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• 4 + years of experience in bid management, proposal writing, business development support, contracts administration, or a similar role
• Experience working within technology, engineering, aerospace, defense, software, telecommunications, or other high-tech industries
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaborative productivity tools
• Ability to work independently while effectively engaging cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Monitor and identify relevant business opportunities, tenders and procurement notices
• Coordinate the complete bid lifecycle from opportunity assessment through proposal submission
• Analyze customer requirements and create bid compliance matrices
• Collaborate with technical, commercial, and operational teams to develop competitive proposal responses
• Gather, organize, and maintain proposal content, templates, case studies, and supporting documentation
• Prepare executive summaries, technical narratives, commercial responses, and submission packages
• Ensure all proposals comply with customer requirements, submission guidelines, and deadlines
• Coordinate bid reviews, approval processes, and stakeholder sign-offs
• Support pricing and commercial proposal development together with finance and business teams
• Maintain bid tracking tools, opportunity pipelines, and proposal repositories
• Conduct post-submission analysis and capture lessons learned to continuously improve bid quality and win rates
• Support partnerships, consortium bids, and subcontractor coordination when required

Benefits

Why Join Us?

This is an exceptional opportunity to bring your own daring concepts to life. What sets KRUSH Labs apart is our ability to bridge the gap between theoretical research and real-world application.

Working alongside top talent brings your expertise to a new height. Our Engineers are passionate researchers and PhD scientists who are driven to bring real impact.

We build solutions for specific needs. We work to address existing challenges of a client to ensure they receive practical, high-performance solutions.