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Bid Manager
Hybrid in Spain·Full-time·Added 6 months ago
This job was published 6 months ago
Overview
Job details
Full-time hours
Per the ad.
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.
Requirements
Have the right to work in Spain
Scalian doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Be near Spain (Hybrid) for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Have 5+ years of experience
Mid-level role.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- A key role in shaping strategic pursuits and strengthening our commercial performance.
- Exposure to cross‑functional teams across sales, delivery, and corporate functions.
- A culture focused on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Opportunities to contribute to strategic projects and high‑impact initiatives.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 5–10 years of experience overall, including 2–3 years specifically in Bid Management.
- High level of Engslih (C1)
- Experience in consulting or professional services, ideally in operational excellence, engineering, or digital domains.
- Proven ability to manage complex bids in fast‑paced environments, coordinating diverse contributors.
- Strong project management, organization, and prioritization capabilities.
- Strong communication capabilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail and quality.
Nice to have
- Experience in industries relevant to the company’s business: aerospace, defence, energy
- Familiarity with public and private procurement processes.
- Experience in deploying AI-powered solutions for enhanced performance
- Experience in people management (workload management, priority management, skills development)
- French
The role
We are hiring an experienced Bid Manager to orchestrate the end‑to‑end bid lifecycle, elevate the quality of our submissions, and reinforce our position in the market.
What you'll do
- Lead and coordinate the full bid lifecycle, from bid qualification to submission, ensuring compliance with requirements, deadlines, and internal governance.
- Collaborate with sales, technical, legal, and finance teams to structure compelling and competitive responses.
- Analyze tender documents, extract critical requirements, and define winning strategies aligned with business priorities.
- Drive stakeholder communication through reviews, validations, and approvals across the bid lifecycle.
- Maintain and evolve the bid library, improving templates, boilerplates, and reusable assets.
- Run post‑bid reviews to capture lessons learned and enhance future effectiveness.
Why SCALIAN?
Because SCALIAN supports your career development: a comprehensive 1-year onboarding program with your manager and HR partner, personalized training programs, technical communities, and internal events.
Because SCALIAN promotes Quality of Work Life: Great Place to Work® and Best Workplaces for Women certifications, referral bonuses, holiday bonus, and remote work agreement.
Because SCALIAN implements a concrete and ambitious CSR policy: sustainable mobility initiatives, environmental actions, disability agreement, and a dedicated disability mission with allocated time.
How you’ll measure success (first 6–12 months)
- Consistent delivery of high‑quality proposals with improved structure, clarity, and compliance.
- Strengthened cross‑functional collaboration across Sales, Delivery, and Support functions.
- Enhanced bid discipline, including application of internal methodologies and milestone reviews.
- A refreshed, easy‑to‑use bid library adopted across the organization.
- Documented lessons learned and measurable improvements in win rates and cycle times.
Hiring process
Send your CV and a short note explaining:
- A significant bid or pursuit you managed and the impact you delivered.
- How you structure and execute a best‑in‑class bid process.
About Scalian
Scalian is a French engineering and consulting group specializing in digital transformation, operational excellence, and industrial performance. The company supports clients across sectors such as aerospace, energy, transportation, and manufacturing, offering services that range from data engineering and software development to project management and quality assurance. With a global footprint and a strong presence in Europe, Scalian positions itself as a partner for companies undergoing complex technological and organizational change.
In Spain, Scalian has established a growing delivery center that supports its international projects, particularly in areas like data engineering, backend development, and systems architecture. The Spanish offices are known for a collaborative, engineering-driven culture that values technical depth and continuous learning, making them an attractive option for international professionals with strong backgrounds in software development, DevOps, or industrial engineering.
- Industry
- Engineering
- Founded
- 1989
- Employees
- 1,000–5,000
- Headquarters
- Toulouse, France
- In Spain
- Madrid, Barcelona
- Website
- scalian.com
Good to know if you are moving
- Scalian operates in several European countries, offering international mobility opportunities within the group.
- The Spanish office works on high-demand technical stacks (Java, Node.js, Angular, DevOps), which are transferable skills in the Spanish market.
- The company supports professional certifications and continuous training for its engineers.
- Projects are often delivered in international, multicultural teams, with English as a common working language.
- Scalian provides a structured career path from engineering roles to project management and architecture positions.
In their own words
About the company & team
Ranked among the TOP 10 Engineering Consulting Companies in France, SCALIAN Group operates in project management services for industrial projects, supply chain, architecture and development of embedded digital systems, information systems applications, and artificial intelligence across a wide range of industries including aeronautics, space, automotive, railway, services, luxury, retail, and more.
Founded in 1989, SCALIAN now has more than 5,500 employees across 11 countries and 15 offices in France, generating annual revenue of €550 million. SCALIAN works with major CAC40 groups on both time & materials and fixed-price projects.
Certified as a Great Place to Work, SCALIAN has been experiencing 20% annual growth.
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