ELI - Bids & Proposals Specialist
// Role Summary
Join Leonardo's Helicopters Division as a Bid Specialist in Cascina Costa di Samarate. Lead proposal teams and manage the end-to-end process to ensure tender awards and prepare compelling offers.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead proposal teams through the entire bid process.
- Align offers with strategic objectives and verify opportunity.
- Assess technical, industrial, economic, financial, and legal feasibility.
- Gather and prepare comprehensive offer documentation.
- Ensure offer compliance and support contractual negotiations.
- Hybrid working arrangement and permanent contract offered.
// Role Specification
About Leonardo
Leonardo is a global industrial group and a leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. We deliver advanced technological capabilities across Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security, and Space. With over 60,000 employees and a presence in 150 countries, we are a key partner in major strategic programs worldwide.
The Role
For our Helicopters Division, we are seeking a Bid Specialist to join our team in Cascina Costa di Samarate (VA). This role is crucial for ensuring the award of tenders by leading the Proposal Team and managing all activities required to prepare an offer throughout its various phases, including the approval stage.
Key Activities
- Lead the Proposal Team, managing the proposal process end-to-end with all relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Sales to verify opportunities and ensure offers align with strategic objectives.
- Obtain assessments from various functions regarding the technical, industrial, economic-financial, and legal/administrative feasibility of the offer.
- Gather and prepare all necessary documentation for the offer, including project management, technical aspects, customer support, training, finance, planning, contractual details, suppliers, and offsets.
- Ensure the offer receives approval in accordance with internal authorization processes.
- Deliver the commercial offer to the Customer through Sales, ensuring it meets all requirements.
- Support contractual negotiations.
What We Offer
At Leonardo, we foster a culture of engagement, skill recognition, and well-being. We are committed to an inclusive and stimulating work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Working Arrangement: Hybrid
- Employment Category: White-collar employee
- Contract Type: Permanent contract
- Compensation: Includes a 13th-month salary and a performance bonus linked to business results.
- Benefits: Welfare vouchers worth €250 per year.
- Development: Ongoing training and professional development opportunities for both technical and soft skills.
- Well-being: A strong focus on the economic, physical, social, and psychological well-being of our employees, with tailored solutions.
Leonardo reserves the right to determine the appropriate employment level and compensation based on objective criteria identified during the selection process and in line with the candidate's seniority.
Selection Process
We encourage applications within three weeks of the job posting date. The process involves CV evaluation, an introductory interview with HR, and an in-depth technical interview with the relevant Business function. All candidates will receive feedback upon completion of the process.