Bid Engineer- KSA

Basic Scope of Job

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as Engineer for bids and take the responsibility of bids submissions and handover in liaison and coordination with Pre-Sales, Technical, Support, and Sales Team Members.
• Produce plans for the efficient and successful management of bids in line with company best practice and according to customer requirements
• Review tender documents and form an understanding of the requirement
• Arrange with the sales/presales manager to get the needed presales/technical/support resources to work on bids.
• Liaise with the concerned departments to get the relevant documents to be incorporated in the Bid.
• Review Teams content and tailor/write/author parts of the proposal/RFI/RFP, etc where necessary
• Design the contents, organization and aesthetics of the bids and proposals
• Perform editorial reviews of bids
• Arrange bid review meetings, taking and circulating notes and actions
• Question and challenge inputs to the proposal looking through the 'customers' eyes'
• Help develop the deal strategy and approach
• Carry out research, internally and externally as required, to support bid production
• Review, verify, optimize and get necessary approval on Projects costing in coordination with the related stakeholders (Pre-Sales, Sales Team, Bids Director, Regional Director and CEO)
• Ensure that all the client's questions have been answered as fully as possible, and that the organization has given itself the best possible chance of success.
• Sign off of proposals and content
• To supervise and process any additional assignment given by the Management
• Ensure the bid submission on time and within budget
• Actively seeking to implement lessons-learned and to improve the processes in line with DUC objectives
• Hands-on experience managing the Etimad tender lifecycle end-to-end, including opportunity identification, tender download, bid submission, clarification management, contract award, and post-award coordination.
• Qualification and Experience:
• Bachelor Degree in Computer & Communication Engineering or equivalent
• At least 4 years in similar role in leading IT / System Integration Company
• Experience of a co-ordination role within an office environment
• Experience of reviewing, writing, editing and producing large technical and commercial documents
• Experience of writing, editing and producing sales and marketing material would be desirable, but not essential
• Excellent understanding of Platform and Application Solutions
• Proposal writing
• Project costing techniques

Special Skills

• Fluency (verbal / written) in the English and Arabic languages
• Meticulous attention to detail and an appreciation of process and quality
• Competent in reviewing and interpreting complex documents
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to plan, priorities and manage own workload with strict deadlines
• Effective verbal and listening

• Time Management Skills

• Good Technical Background in ICT Solutions
• Eye for detail

• Proof Reading Skills

• Good coordination and self-motivation skills are essential.
• Advanced MS Office skills (particularly MS Word, MS Excel, Visio are essential).