Project Manager - Bid Effectiveness

Staples Advantage Canada; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Flexible PTO and holidays

Employee discounts and 401(k) matching

Job summary

Staples is seeking a Bid Strategy professional to shape pricing and bid workflows for U.S. mid‑to‑large business customers. You will translate frontline pain points into actionable requirements and drive adoption of pricing tools.

Join a team that partners with Pricing, Sales, Product, Engineering, and Data to improve win rates, profitability, and cycle times while delivering measurable performance insights to leadership.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in pricing, bid operations, revenue operations, process improvement, project management, or a related field supporting cross-functional business execution.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills, including Excel and PowerPoint; experience using SQL, Tableau, or similar tools to track KPIs and identify trends.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and translate data into clear recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize, and document bid process improvements that strengthen win rate, profitability, cycle time, and service-level performance.
• Project manage cross-functional bid process enhancements across Pricing, Sales, Product, Engineering, and Data teams.
• Translate frontline bid pain points into clear business requirements, prioritized enhancements, and measurable implementation plans.
• Prepare concise KPI readouts, issue summaries, and decision materials for Bid Effectiveness leadership and senior Pricing/Sales stakeholders.

Skills

Process oriented

Project management

Analytical

Communication

Pricing knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Staplesisbusiness to business.You’rewhat binds us together.

Our talented finance team partners with every area of the business to drive results and provide financialexpertise. We are passionate about analyzing and interpreting information to assess performance and provide guidance. Our team serves as a true partner and advisor to all our business leaders; working with them to accelerate the company’s profitability and growth.

Join the Bid Strategy team and help shape how Staples improves bids for medium and large business customers across the U.S. In this role, you will turn frontline process pain points into clearer workflows, better tool adoption, measurable KPI visibility, and practical recommendations for Pricing and Sales leadership.

What you will be doing:

• Identify, prioritize, and document bid process improvements that strengthen win rate, profitability, cycle time, and service-level performance.
• Projectmanagecross-functional bid process enhancements across Pricing, Sales, Product, Engineering, and Data teams.
• Translate frontline bid pain points into clear business requirements, prioritized enhancements, and measurable implementation plans.
• Prepare concise KPI readouts, issue summaries, and decision materials for Bid Effectiveness leadership and senior Pricing/Sales stakeholders.
• Support adoption, governance, and continuous improvement of PROS and related pricing tools used by teams.
• OwnPriceRightself-service quoting training, feedback intake, enhancement tracking, and adoption support.
• Coordinate operating rhythms that improve bid governance, win-rate visibility, SLA performance, tool usage, and consistency of execution across teams.

What You Bring to the Table:

• A process-oriented, analytical mindset with the ability to connect bid execution to measurable business impact.
• Strong project management and issue-resolution skills, with confidence coordinating work across Pricing, Sales, Finance, Product, Engineering, and Data teams.
• Financial and commercial acumen to understand how pricing decisions, bid quality, and operational execution influence win rate, profitability, and customer outcomes.
• Ability to identify process gaps, analyze performance trends, and recommend practical improvements that support speed, consistency, adoption, and governance.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to summarize issues, recommendations, and progress for leadership audiences.

What’sneeded: Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in pricing, bid operations, revenue operations, process improvement, project management, or a related field supporting cross-functional business execution.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills, including Excel and PowerPoint; experience using SQL, Tableau, or similar tools to track KPIs and identify trends.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and translate data into clear recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, operations, accounting, economics, finance, or another analytical discipline.
• Exposure to process-improvement frameworks such as Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen.
• Familiarity with PROS, PriceRight, pricing platforms, quote tools, or related commercial systems.

We Offer:

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7observedpaid holidays)
• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more!

*The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. The specific base pay may be influenced by a variety of factors to include the candidate's experience, skill set, education, geography, business considerations, and internal equity. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for bonuses, or other forms of variable compensation.

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