Bid Manager: Lead High-Value Proposals & Strategy

gpac; Syosset (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GPAC is partnering with a well-established, rapidly growing national food manufacturing company. We’re seeking a strategic Bid Manager who can own complex, high-value opportunities from strategy through submission, and who will work cross-functionally with senior leadership including the CEO and Director-level stakeholders.

Based on Long Island, this onsite role leads multi-million-dollar bids, aligns pricing and timelines, manages governance and risk, and directly influences major business wins.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, multi-million-dollar bids from start to finish.
• Strong commercial acumen with pricing and risk management.
• Leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience presenting to CEO, Director-level stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-workstream bids from start to finish.
• Develop strategies to create winning proposals.
• Align pricing, solutions, timelines, and deliverables with internal teams.
• Manage bid governance, risk, and internal approvals.
• Analyze the competitive marketplace to strengthen proposals.
• Apply P&L understanding to bid strategy and decisions.
• Communicate with executive-level internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain high-priority opportunities with attention to detail.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Pricing strategy

P&L understanding

Executive communication

Job description

GPAC is partnering with a well-established, rapidly growing national food manufacturing company. We’re seeking a strategic Bid Manager who can own complex, high-value opportunities from strategy through submission, and who will work cross-functionally with senior leadership including the CEO and Director-level stakeholders.

Based on Long Island, this onsite role leads multi-million-dollar bids, aligns pricing and timelines, manages governance and risk, and directly influences major business wins.