Avana - Bid Manager

Avana Integrated Systems Ltd. (Avana) is a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL) and AGT International (AGT). Avana was incorporated in 2010 to address the homeland security market in India. Avana offers innovative technology solutions in areas of Critical infrastructure and Border protection, Urban Security and Surveillance, Transportation, Law enforcement and for ensuring adequate preparedness for natural disasters..  **TASL (www.tataadvancedsystems.com) is the holding company for the Tata group’s interests in Aerospace, Defense and Homeland security. The Tata group (www.tata.com) is an Indian multinational conglomerate that has operations in more than 80 countries across six continents and has over 100 operating companies. In 2011-12, the Tata group had sales of $100.9 billion.

**AGT International (www.agtinternational.com) is one of the fastest-growing public safety and security solution organizations in the world. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, AGT International employs 2,300 people worldwide, representing more than 50 nationalities. The organization was founded in 2007, and within five years achieved $1 billion in annual revenues, while managing $8 billion in projects.

Role Summary: Bid Management, Business Planning, Strategy, Business Development/Pre-sales support, Preparing Customer Value proposition, Value Chain Analysis, Industry Trend Analysis

Responsibility:

1. Understanding and analyse customer's RFP/Tender and prepare Bid.

2. Responsible for documentation support, including editing of text and graphics, and maintenance of periodic updates of all proposal related documentation.

3. Manage the development of Engineering technical offerings for bids and proposals.

4. Coordinate with Finance and the various functional departments to expedite the creation of costing based on established product work breakdown structure and pricing data in bid-pack format.

5. Co-ordinate with Documentation to ensure proposals are published in time to meet deadlines.

6. Report bid status and progress by means of a written monthly report, bi-weekly group meeting / conference call checkpoints and other ad hoc communications.

7. Working with different teams to put the Bid together.

8. Work with all levels of an organization, from technical experts to senior executives, to help deliver the best proposal possible.

9. Provide competitive insight for the assigned opportunities and generate effective counter strategies

Requirement:

- Engineering Degree/Extensive technology experience required.

- MBA preferred. Should have a total of at least - 10-15 years of experience .