Senior Bid Manager: Strategic B2B Bids & Governance

Sodexo; North Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Well-

401(k) Plan with Matching

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Sodexo is seeking a Sr. Bid Manager to lead the full lifecycle of high-value bids across North America, guiding senior sales leaders on winning strategies and ensuring governance-aligned proposals that drive growth and client success.

You will bring governance, risk, analytics, and AI tool expertise, mentoring teams and delivering polished, client-ready proposals. This is an individual contributor role, with collaboration across functions. Reside in Central or Mountain time zone.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex, high-value bids in B2B contexts.
• Strong governance, compliance and risk evaluation knowledge.
• Executive-level communication to guide senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle of high-value bids from qualification to delivery.
• Advise sales leaders on winning strategies and competitive positioning.
• Implement analytics and AI-enabled tools to modernize bid operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cohesive proposals.

Skills

Bid leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Analytics & AI tools

Project management

Mentoring teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, communications

Tools

Smartsheet

Asana

MS Project

CRM systems

Job description

Sodexo is seeking a Sr. Bid Manager to lead the full lifecycle of high-value bids across North America, guiding senior sales leaders on winning strategies and ensuring governance-aligned proposals that drive growth and client success.

You will bring governance, risk, analytics, and AI tool expertise, mentoring teams and delivering polished, client-ready proposals. This is an individual contributor role, with collaboration across functions. Reside in Central or Mountain time zone.