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SIE Bid Manager

Airbus

Job Location:

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 5 August 2026 (8 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 3 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

Job Summary

This position is for a Bid Manager to own and lead the bid to create a long-term support proposal for the SIE system by following the Airbus Maturity Gate process. The successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation and timely submission of the bid to the customer including leading incremental workshops and presentations to both the MOI and BG to ensure Airbus considers the full set of requirements from the customers for the long-term support (15 years) of this important project.

Personal Specification

English speaking is mandatory
Arabic speaking is strongly advised
Strong customer relationship management experience
Strong team player
Experienced Bid Manager with highly developed business technical analytical problem solving and verbal and written communication skills
Should have a minimum of 5 years experience in either Bid or Campaign Management position/s in relatable industries / companies in a senior position creating and pulling together a coherent bid in both technical/support and commercial areas.
Strong Background in Project Management with a positive track record of delivering to time cost and schedule and a holder of a PM qualification preferred (PMP APMP)
Should understand the type of business that SIE works within highly technical and ideally with a good knowledge of integrated systems and Support and Maintenance

Responsibilities

Bid Manager to lead the bid create the strategy structure the bid and pull all inputs together from the team
Support the Sales to develop competitive offer and pricing strategy based on a deep understanding of the competitive environment
Drive and challenge the internal multi-discipline Bid Team (Program line Portfolio Engineering Operations Finance Commercial Procurement Legal etc) with a strong customer driven approach to deliver On-Time and on-Quality winning and saleable offers
Perform overall bid management activities in compliance with the Airbus D&S process including but not limited to: Sales support project risks management lessons learnt analysis ...
Supporting Programme / Contract & Commercial / Sales Departments during negotiation phase
Timeline is to have the basic proposal with both Technical and Commercial Proposals ready to go through the internal Airbus MG and RMC process steps by July next year (before the August holiday season)

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the Companys success reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Defence and Space Saudi Limited

Contract Type:

Fixed term

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Sales Marketing & Commercial Contracts

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Required Experience:

Manager