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Project Manager & Bid Manager - German Speaker | Defense

Project Manager & Bid Manager - German Speaker | Defense

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Diegem, Belgium

Mid level

Freelance

02-10-2025

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Skills

Communication Negotiation Organization Project Management

Job Specifications

Job Description

Location: Herstal

Sector: Defense

Bid manager : Act as the key element in the bid preparation, bring support and contribution for the bid negotiation with the client:

Define the initial project baseline based on a viable solution and a clear project structure in order to provide the best solution for the customer requirements, and aligned with the business segment strategy
Launch the solution direction and plan the upcoming project
Build, challenge and validate the bid proposal taking into consideration stakeholders' inputs and commitments. Manage the risks and the opportunities of the future project
Define the main delivery and acceptable milestones, consolidate the costs and validate the global project toolkit in the bid phase, basing it on the initial project toolkit

Project manager : Ensure the good transition from the bid to the project phase and take part in the preparation, the organization and the validation of the project launch:

Initialize the project: Identify the key stakeholders of the project, build the project team, shape the structuring activities, etc ...
Manage the financial aspects of the acquisition strategy: Make or Buy >> strategy, consultation and negotiation with suppliers, contractualisation, execution and contract completing
Drive the project launch review involving all the stakeholders: Management of the project plan and associated documents (WBS, OBS, calendar, budget allocation...), industrial scenario, project chart, team chart

Implementation, control and management of the project:

Launch the work package
Manage the project and be accountable & respect the stakeholder commitments while managing the risks and opportunities
Master the requirements, the deadlines and the financial aspects during all the project duration
Be in charge of the project quality, the clients and global satisfaction of the stakeholders
Manage the legal and contractual obligations and master the litigations
Carry out the reporting, the projects and the phase review meetings
Finalize the project (document archiving, expenses permission closing) while capitalizing and sharing about lessons learned

Your Profile

Required Level Of Studies And Experience

Engineer degree, with at least 5 years of experience minimum in project management in a high-tech and demanding environment
Experience in an international company
Having experience in the military and/or aerospace fields is a plus

Knowledge And Skills

You are autonomous and rigorous
You are able to think out of the box
You have strong spoken and written communication skills
You are comfortable with technical documents writing
You are able to work inside matrix teams and you are a real team-player
You always challenge yourself in order to bring new ideas and new skills in your day-to-day job
You are fluent in both German and English
You are open to traveling on a regular basis
The defense sector or the OEM's knowledge is a major asset

About the Company

World leader in engineering and R&D services, Capgemini Engineering combines its broad industry knowledge and cutting-edge technologies in digital and software to support the convergence of the physical and digital worlds. Coupled with the capabilities of the rest of the Group, it helps clients to accelerate their journey towards Intelligent Industry. Capgemini Engineering has 60,000 engineer and scientist team members in over 30 countries across sectors including Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Naval, Automotive, Rail, Infrast... Know more