Bid & Proposal Manager (m/f/d)

About this role

As a Bid & Proposal Manager, you will be part of our growing Bid & Proposal Management Center of Excellence, supporting Quantum Systems entities and teams globally. Quantum Systems is a multi-domain system house for unmanned technologies across air, land, sea and space. As we pursue ambitious growth targets, the complexity of identifying opportunities, qualifying tenders, developing competitive proposals and managing bids across markets, entities and domains continues to increase.

Together with a team of currently seven colleagues in Germany, you will help shape and scale our global Bid & Proposal Management approach. This includes leading complex international bids and working closely with Sales, Solution, Product, Finance and other stakeholders. At the same time, you will help improve the way we work through global standards, reusable content, digital workflows, automation and data-driven performance management.

This role goes beyond managing individual bids and proposals. You will work at the intersection of customers, markets, technology and commercial strategy, helping to turn opportunities into competitive solutions and ultimately into business. You will not only coordinate bids but actively help shape how our products and solutions are positioned in new and existing markets. Together with the subject matter experts, you will translate customer requirements into product/solution concepts and continuously improve how we approach complex opportunities.

We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in technology, a strong drive to understand our products and their operational use cases, and the ambition to move things forward rather than simply manage established processes. Our environment is growing fast, and many of the structures we will need tomorrow are being built today. That means creating new approaches, challenging existing ones, testing ideas, solving problems and taking ownership beyond your immediate scope.

Going the extra mile is part of the job. Every day. If you enjoy building, improving and pushing things forward, you will have the opportunity to make a visible impact far beyond a single proposal. What is your Day to Day Mission: Own the full Bid Lifecycle Capture new opportunities through tender platforms, RFI/RFP monitoring and active market screening. Qualify opportunities based on strategic fit, complexity, technical feasibility, commercial potential, risks and resources.