Strategic Bid & Proposal Leader (Senior Manager)

hdsupply; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HD Supply, located in Atlanta, seeks a Senior Manager for Bids and Proposals to lead a team responsible for evaluating opportunities, crafting bid strategies, and delivering high-quality responses to RFPs across diverse sectors including government and commercial accounts.

The role emphasizes process modernization, analytics-driven decision-making, and cross-functional leadership to optimize win rates and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Strong process-oriented mindset with experience developing, improving, and streamlining bid, proposal, or contract processes.
• Experience with contracts, bids, proposals, RFPs, or related proposal management activities.
• GSA experience or familiarity with government contracting environments strongly preferred.
• Ability to leverage technology and automation to improve efficiency, workflow, visibility, and process effectiveness.
• Forward-thinking, solutions-focused leader who can modernize processes and drive growth.
• Strong business acumen balancing customer requirements, operations, and profitability.
• Strong project management skills managing multiple priorities, stakeholders, projects, and deadlines.
• Experience with SQL and/or project management software to support reporting, analysis, workflow management, or process improvement.
• Strong cross-functional relationship-building and communication across Sales, Contracts, Legal, Finance, Operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team evaluating opportunities, developing strategies, and responding to bids and RFPs.
• Mentor a high-performing team to deliver strategic, high-quality bid responses on deadlines.
• Establish and oversee a structure for reviewing bids, ensuring alignment with goals and compliance.
• Drive analytics to evaluate bid outcomes and inform decision-making.
• Provide strategic recommendations on RFP prioritization and process optimization.
• Maintain cross-functional relationships to ensure seamless RFP processes.
• Drive continuous process improvements through technology and automation.

Skills

Bid management

RFPs & contracts

GSA/government contracting

Process improvement

Leadership & change

Business acumen

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics & reporting

Education

BS/BA in related discipline

Tools

SQL

PM software

Job description

HD Supply, located in Atlanta, seeks a Senior Manager for Bids and Proposals to lead a team responsible for evaluating opportunities, crafting bid strategies, and delivering high-quality responses to RFPs across diverse sectors including government and commercial accounts.

The role emphasizes process modernization, analytics-driven decision-making, and cross-functional leadership to optimize win rates and operational efficiency.