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Xtera · 5 hours ago

Bid Manager

Allen, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

Xtera is an agile company designing products and supplying systems for subsea communications, and they are seeking a Bid Manager to join their expanding team. The role involves organizing and coordinating a team to create professional responses to bids for subsea cable systems, ensuring accuracy and quality under tight deadlines.

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Responsibilities

Organize and coordinate a cross-functional in-house team

Create complete and professional responses to bids (tenders, RFPs, RFIs, quotes, informal business development requests)

Ensure accuracy and quality of bid responses

Manage multiple bid responses happening in parallel

Qualification

Bid managementMicrosoft ExcelTechnical degreeOptical transmission systemsMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointAdobe AcrobatTechnical bid preparationTime managementSelf-starterCross-functional coordination

Required

High level of organization and time management, with ability to multi-task

Ability to function in a flat management structure organization, where staff have a high level of autonomy and are expected to work effectively without day-to-day management (i.e., a self-starter)

Ability to organize and coordinate a cross-functional bid-response team and make the decisions needed to ensure the bids get out on time

High proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including advanced functionality

Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat

Ability to accommodate occasional travel, including international

Technical degree (engineering preferred)