Senior Bid Manager

At Singtel, our mission is to Empower Every Generation. We are dedicated to fostering an equitable and forward-thinking work environment where our employees experience a strong sense of Belonging, to make meaningful Impact and Grow both personally and professionally. By joining Singtel, you will be part of a caring, inclusive and diverse workforce that creates positive impact and a sustainable future for all.

​​​​​​​This role supports EAG, GB and Carriers Sales by managing complex end-to-end bid process to optimize revenue and margin. Performs as the coverer during Director, Bid and Commercial Operations absence to provide support to team members in their bids

• Lead and manage end-to-end bidding pursuit process. Be the overall-in-charge of RFP document development, preparation and to ensure high quality proposals are submitted on time.
• Direct the pursuit strategy to properly position the firm’s market leadership, capabilities, resources, and overall credentials to win the new business opportunity.
• To perform effective engagement with bid stakeholders, customers, overseas offices and partners for bid submission.
• Work closely with Sales to understand customers’ requirements and business environment in order to formulate bid win strategies and value proposition for proposals.
• Manage and negotiate with partners and vendors’ on commitments and commercial terms.
• Ensure bid proposals adhere to finance and legal guidelines; Manage risk log and mitigation plan.
• Drive commercial strategy and manage customer contract and commercial deliverables
• Work with Pricing and Finance stakeholders to ensure proposed pricing is in line with overall bid strategy, establish pricing structure that meets business/corporate target margins and have gained internal approvals for customer submission.
• Facilitate deal presentation and contract negotiation with customers.

• Assess and address commercial and contractual risks relating to the bid being worked on, manage risk register for strategic and complex bids and work with stakeholders on mitigation strategies.

• Monitor bid trends, maintain reporting on current bid activities, business drivers and future market trends

• Plan and drive bid related digitalisation initiatives

• Gather and analyze feedback from completed bids to identify areas for improvement. Track win/loss outcomes and integrate learnings into future bids to enhance success rates.

Skills for Success:

• Degree in Business Studies, Engineering or Economics
• Minimum 6 years relevant working experiences
• Previous bid management experience in IT-related or telecommunication industry
• Experienced in Project Management Skill, Demonstrating Contract Negotiation Skill and Financial Analysis and Modelling
• Good to be certified in the following:

1. PMP Accreditation
2. APMP Accreditation
3. IACCM Accreditation​​​​​​​