Project Bid Manager

Careers at Truvant USA; Haslet (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Truvant is seeking a Project & Bid Manager to lead development, quotation, approval, and implementation of new contract manufacturing and packaging opportunities in the United States, while supporting growth with existing customers and collaboration across North America and Europe.

This role converts customer requirements into practical, compliant, and profitable operating solutions by integrating commercial, technical, operational, financial, and project-management inputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, project management, or related field preferred.
• At least 5 years experience in contract manufacturing and/or contract packaging preferred.
• At least 5 years experience in CPG/FMCG, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, medical device, or another relevant regulated manufacturing or packaging environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ownership of RFQ/RFP, quotation, solution-costing, or business-case development processes.
• Hands-on translating customer requirements into process, labor, layout, equipment/tooling, capacity, investment, risk, cost, and profitability assumptions.
• Proven end-to-end delivery of new products, customers, lines, technologies, facilities, or manufacturing-transfer/startup programs.
• Strong project-management experience, including budgets, schedules, cross-functional teams, risk mitigation, governance, and escalation.
• Customer-facing experience developing solutions, presenting recommendations, and supporting business wins, growth, retention, or expansion.

Responsibilities

• Own the quotation process for new-business opportunities in the United States, ensuring inputs are complete, consistent, traceable, and ready for commercial and P&L review.
• Develop P&L-ready proposals supported by labor, space, resource, material, startup, investment, risk, pricing, margin, and payback assumptions.
• Translate customer requirements into executable process flows, operating concepts, layouts, capacity models, equipment and tooling scopes, technical requirements, and CAPEX estimates.
• Lead new-business projects involving new customers, items, machines, technologies, lines, operating models, or sites from approval through stable launch.
• Develop and manage project charters, scope, deliverables, budgets, milestones, critical paths, resource plans, governance cadence, implementation plans, risk logs, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification or validation, trials, training, readiness reviews, production ramp-up, and controlled handoff to Operations.
• Lead or support customer discovery, technical reviews, solution workshops, plant tours, proposal presentations, and startup governance meetings.
• Partner with Sales/BD, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Quality, R&D/NPD, Planning, Engineering, IT, Supply Chain, customers, and suppliers.
• Ensure solutions and project execution meet applicable company, customer, quality, food-safety, food-defense, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide structured status reporting covering progress, costs, risks, decisions, actions, escalations, and outlook.
• Promote standardized RFQ, costing, project-governance, reporting, and startup practices across the region.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

RFQ/RFP ownership

Cost modeling

Pricing recommendations

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer discovery

Executive communication

Process flow design

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering/ops/supply chain/PM

Job description

Company Description

Truvant is a global provider of scalable contract packaging, contract manufacturing, and supply chain solutions for many of the world’s leading food, consumer, household, and industrial brands. With 15 facilities worldwide and more than 5,600 team members, the company offers diverse opportunities for professional growth in a consistently expanding organization. Truvant promotes a personal and professional work environment with clear paths for advancement, hands‑on training, and a strong focus on safety and health. Team members are encouraged to develop their careers while contributing to reliable, high‑quality services for customers. Applicants seeking a role with long‑term possibilities and growth potential will find Truvant an engaging place to build their future.

Position Summary:

The Project & Bid Manager leads the development, quotation, approval, and implementation of new contract manufacturing and packaging opportunities in the United States, while supporting growth with existing customers and collaboration across North America and Europe. This role converts customer requirements into practical, compliant, and profitable operating solutions by integrating commercial, technical, operational, financial, and project‑management inputs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own the quotation process for new‑business opportunities in the United States, ensuring inputs are complete, consistent, traceable, and ready for commercial and P&L review.
• Develop P&L‑ready proposals supported by labor, space, resource, material, startup, investment, risk, pricing, margin, and payback assumptions.
• Translate customer requirements into executable process flows, operating concepts, layouts, capacity models, equipment and tooling scopes, technical requirements, and CAPEX estimates.
• Lead new‑business projects involving new customers, items, machines, technologies, lines, operating models, or sites from approval through stable launch.
• Develop and manage project charters, scope, deliverables, budgets, milestones, critical paths, resource plans, governance cadence, implementation plans, risk logs, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification or validation, trials, training, readiness reviews, production ramp‑up, and controlled handoff to Operations.
• Lead or support customer discovery, technical reviews, solution workshops, plant tours, proposal presentations, and startup governance meetings.
• Partner with Sales/Business Development, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Quality, R&D/NPD, Planning, Engineering, IT, Supply Chain, customers, and suppliers.
• Ensure solutions and project execution meet applicable company, customer, quality, food‑safety, food‑defense, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide structured status reporting covering progress, costs, risks, decisions, actions, escalations, and outlook.
• Promote standardized RFQ, costing, project‑governance, reporting, and startup practices across the region.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Training, & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, project management, or a related field preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in contract manufacturing and/or contract packaging preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in CPG/FMCG, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, medical device, or another relevant regulated manufacturing or packaging environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ownership of RFQ/RFP, quotation, solution‑costing, or business‑case development processes.
• Hands‑on experience translating customer requirements into process, labor, layout, equipment/tooling, capacity, investment, risk, cost, and profitability assumptions.
• Proven end‑to‑end delivery of new products, customers, lines, technologies, facilities, or manufacturing‑transfer/startup programs.
• Strong project‑management experience, including budgets, schedules, cross‑functional teams, risk mitigation, governance, and escalation.
• Customer‑facing experience developing solutions, presenting recommendations, and supporting business wins, growth, retention, or expansion.

Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities:

• Knowledge gained through on‑the‑job training of company products, policies, procedures, customer requirements, and applicable quality and regulatory standards.
• Ability to develop cost models, pricing recommendations, margin/P&L logic, CAPEX estimates, payback analysis, and business cases.
• Ability to define process flows, time and capacity models, layouts, equipment or tooling requirements, startup plans, and ramp‑up assumptions.
• Skill in leading projects with scope, budget, timeline, risk, governance, escalation, implementation, handover, and multi‑site coordination.
• Skill in managing customer discovery, requirements definition, solution presentation, negotiation support, relationship building, and executive communication.
• Ability to effectively partner with Commercial, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, R&D/NPD, Planning, IT, and Supply Chain.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail.
• Skill in multitasking and time management.
• Ability to function cooperatively and effectively in a team environment with peers and personnel in other departments.
• Ability to keep company and customer information that is discussed or viewed while under employment with Truvant confidential.
• Ability to adhere to all regulatory and company policies, procedures, and work instructions including but not limited to Truvant policies, customer‑specific policies, ISO, GMP’s, USDA, regulatory food safety, and food defense.

Physical & Environmental Requirements:

• Must be able to read documents, printouts, computer screens, and other communication.
• Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with co‑workers, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Must be able to reach, touch, and grasp.
• Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for prolonged periods of time based on business need.
• Must be able to safely access office, warehouse, production, customer, and operational environments as required.
• Must be able to climb, stoop/kneel, lift, pull, and push as required.
• Must be able to conduct yourself in a safe manner to avoid accidents while on the production floor.
• Must be able to work in various environments based on building location, products, customer requirements, and project activity.
• Level of Physical Requirements: Sedentary to medium work level; lifting and positioning weight loads up to 35 pounds.

Travel Requirements:

• 0-25% - Travel will be required to support business needs, primarily domestic with occasional international travel.