Bid Manager (Focus Offer Calculation) (m/f/d)

Your Tasks:

• You take on bid management with a focus on project calculations and financial evaluations of tenders and proposals – particularly in the areas of cash center solutions and high-security printing.
• You provide cross-functional support to the Bid and Contract Management team  EU/LATAM/NAM.
• You work closely and as an equal partner with our Sales, Technical Sales teams, the Contract Managers in Munich, as well as with our international subsidiaries.
• You analyze customer-specific tender documents and develop a coherent bid strategy together with the international bid team.
• You clarify project-related questions with the relevant departments – such as Export, Logistics, Insurance, Compliance, Legal, Procurement, Controlling, Tax, or Finance.
• You prepare consolidated project costings, conduct risk assessments, and manage the internal approval process in line with company guidelines.
• You identify opportunities, risks, and optimization potential within cost structures and derive concrete recommendations for action.
• When required, you support the Sales team in commercial contract negotiations with customers.
• You ensure accurate and audit-proof documentation and compliance with all formal and commercial requirements.
• Once a contract is signed, you are responsible for the structured handover to the operational teams.

Your Profile:

• You have completed a commercial apprenticeship and/or hold a university degree in Business Administration or STEM.
• You have several years of professional experience in bid management, ideally combined with (sales) controlling or accounting.
• You bring expert-level knowledge in cost and pricing calculations as well as in presenting commercial KPIs and financial metrics.
• Risk assessments, scenario calculations, and cost structure analyses are among your strengths and motivate you.
• You are capable of analyzing complex specifications and tender documents and translating them into accurate calculation models.
• You have experience working with international standards and public procurement processes.
• You possess basic contract knowledge, including in software-related environments.
• Flexibility, analytical thinking, initiative, and a solution-oriented, structured working style distinguish you – complemented by a healthy degree of pragmatism.
• You are fluent in German and English; an additional foreign language is an advantage.
• You are willing to occasionally travel internationally to support customer negotiations together with Sales and/or Technical teams.
• You are proficient in MS Office, especially Excel (including pivot tables).

$$ We are an equal opportunity employer! We promote diversity in all its forms and create an inclusive work environment, free from prejudice, discrimination and harassment, in which all employees feel a sense of belonging. We warmly welcome all applications regardless of gender, age, race or ethnic origin, social and cultural background, religion, disability and sexual orientation. 

 $$ Hannah Distler $$ career@gi-de.com $$ $$ $$ https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?company=gieseckede&career_job_req_id=26833&career_ns=job_application