Bid & Pricing Manager
Sunnyvale, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The Bid & Commercial Manager is responsible for managing complex bids and commercial proposals from opportunity qualification through contract signature. The role combines bid orchestration & pricing shaping while ensuring that offers are competitive compliant commercially sound and aligned with company strategy & corporate policies. This involves close collaboration and interactions with Sales Technical teams Support & Services teams InfoSec Finance Legal Supply Chain Product and any other required stakeholders.
Core Responsibilities (non-exhaustive)
Manage the end-to-end bid process for Enterprise and public tenders
Analyze RFPs RFQs and contract requirements (commercial financial and legal)
Support bid/no-bid decisions through risk and opportunity assessment
Contribute to the commercial strategy and win themes in collaboration with sales
Coordinate inputs from internal/external stakeholders to deliver high-quality proposals
Ensure bids are submitted on time and fully compliant with customer requirements
Prepare and lead internal bid review meetings
Build business cases ensuring financial compelling offer while protecting company margin
Develop pricing models cost structures and margin analyses
Build and validate commercial assumptions and financial scenarios
Ensure compliance with internal commercial governance and approval processes
Identify contractual financial and operational risks and propose mitigation actions
Support commercial and contractual negotiations with customers along with sales
Contribute to contract finalization and handover to relevant post-sales teams
Maintain bid documentation templates and commercial standards
Capture lessons learned from won and lost bids to improve future performance
Track and report bid KPIs (win rate margins compliance deadlines)
Profile Requirements
Masters degree (Business Engineering Finance or equivalent)
Proven experience (typically 8 years) in bid management commercial/contract management
Experience in project-based or contract-driven industries is an advantage
Strong understanding of bid and tender processes
Solid financial and commercial acumen (pricing margins cost modelling)
Good knowledge of contract terms and commercial risk management
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Fluent Spanish/Portuguese is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to influence without authority
Results-driven mindset with strong commercial awareness
Fortinet offers employees a variety of benefits including medical dental vision life and disability insurance 401(k) 11paid holidays vacation time and sick time as well as a comprehensive leave program.
Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labor market job type and job level. Earnings for this position are expected to be $130000 - $180000 Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidates subject knowledge skill level qualifications experience and geographic location.
All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program Bonus eligibility is reviewed at time of hire and annually at the Companys discretion
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
From the start, the Fortinet vision has been to deliver broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the IT infrastructure. We provide top-rated network and content security, as well as secure access products that share intelligence and work together to form a cooperativ ... View more