Tender Manager / Bidding Associate

We are seeking a highly organized and experienced Tender Manager / Bids Associate to manage our tendering and procurement efforts, focusing on drone-related opportunities in both government and private sectors. This role is pivotal in driving our business development strategy, ensuring the submission of high-quality, compliant proposals that contribute to our growth.

What will you be doing

• End-to-End Tender Management: Lead the complete tender process for drone procurement opportunities, including government RFPs, private contracts, and institutional bids.
• Bid Sourcing: Research, monitor and source procurement opportunities and upcoming projects from public and private portals, websites, newspapers and govt departments.
• Bid Analysis and Evaluation: Analyze bid documents (RFPs, RFQs, EOIs, etc) to extract requirements, compliance criteria, and deliverables, and provide Go/No Go recommendations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with technical, legal, finance, and operations teams to gather inputs to assess potential risks, develop mitigation plans and draft bid responses.
• Proposal Development: Prepare compelling proposals, technical documents, pricing structures, and commercial documentation aligned with project goals.
• Compliance: Manage documentation workflows for compliance with regulatory and client needs.
• Tender Tracking: Maintain a robust tracker, ensuring timely submissions, updates, and follow-ups.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with government departments, industry partners, and procurement portals to monitor upcoming opportunities.
• Financial Analysis: Preparation of project PLs, costing models, and profitability assessments.

See your fit:

• Experience: Degree in Computer Engineering or Information Technology, or any relevant Degree with 2-3 years in tender/bid management in business automation softwares, custom softwares etc
• Procurement Knowledge: Strong understanding of procurement regulations, government tender portals (eg, GeM, CPPP, state procurement portals), and public-private bidding processes.
• Documentation and Communication Skills: Proven experience in drafting proposals, technical documents, legal documents and commercial bids, presentations, and excellent oral communication.
• Organizational Skills: Exceptional organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple tenders simultaneously.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PPT, Google Suite and CRM systems.
• Business Development: Prior experience in business development, contract negotiations, or public sector partnerships is a plus. Hindi speaking skills are a plus.
• Self-starter: Ownership, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, high attention to detail.

Why Join Us

• Impactful Work: Work at the forefront of transformational projects in custom software projects and related opportunities.
• Collaborative Culture: Collaborate with mission-driven teams and contribute to impactful outcomes.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹17,965.90 - ₹62,208.27 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Fixed shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application Question(s):

• What is your Highest Education?
• How much experience in bidding and tender filling?
• What is your current address location?
• What is your permanent address location?

Work Location: In person