Group Leader Sales Engineering / Bid Manager
Vanderlande
Group Leader Sales Engineering / Bid Manager
Vanderlande is seeking a Group Leader Sales Engineering / Bid Manager to lead winning proposals and inspire a team of sales engineering professionals. The role combines commercial leadership with people management, requiring a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field and 5-10 years of experience in bid management or sales engineering. The position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid workplace.
Group Leader Sales Engineering / Bid Manager
Vanderlande is seeking a Group Leader Sales Engineering / Bid Manager to lead winning proposals and inspire a team of sales engineering professionals. The role combines commercial leadership with people management, requiring a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field and 5-10 years of experience in bid management or sales engineering. The position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid workplace.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Soft Skills
Key Responsibilities
- Taking ownership of the full bid process, from opportunity handover through final proposal submission.
- Defining winning bid strategies and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
- Leading customer-facing design and proposal meetings.
- Managing proposal planning, review cycles, risks, and key milestones.
- Ensuring proposals meet customer requirements and internal governance standards.
- Clearly articulating Vanderlande's value proposition and competitive advantages.
- Facilitating bid reviews and decision-making sessions.
- Driving continuous improvements in bid processes, templates, and content.
- Providing management with regular updates on progress, opportunities, and risks.
- Leading, coaching, and developing a team of 5-10 Sales Engineering professionals.
- Setting team objectives and supporting performance and development discussions.
- Creating an environment focused on collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Supporting team members in delivering high-quality technical solutions and proposals.
- Managing workload, priorities, and resource planning within the team.
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, tools, and ways of working.
- Strengthening collaboration with Sales, Engineering, Service, and international colleagues.
- Contributing to the strategic development of the Sales Engineering function.