SD Worx

Global Bid Manager

SD Worx  •  Valencia, ES (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

SD Worx is a leading European provider of Payroll & HR services with global reach. We have offices in Europe and Mauritius. Our goal? We bring people solutions to life and turn HR into a value source for our clients and their people.

Our people solutions span the entire employee journey, from salary payment to attracting, rewarding, and developing talent. Are you ready to join us?

The International division at SD Worx delivers payroll and HR solutions to international organizations. As a leading European provider in this segment, we support complex, multi‑country environments with innovative, high‑quality services tailored to client needs.


About the role:

To strengthen our International Bid Office, we are looking for an experienced Global Bid Manager In this role, you will independently manage complex RFI and RFP processes and actively contribute to the continuous improvement of our bid tools, processes, and content.

As our international solutions and strategy continue to evolve rapidly, each bid requires careful knowledge curation, adaptation, and alignment with our latest offerings and positioning. This role plays a critical behind‑the‑scenes part in ensuring consistent, high‑quality, and fully compliant proposals for large corporate and international opportunities.

The Global Bid Manager acts as the central coordinator for tender responses, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely delivery, while working closely with Sales and a broad range of internal stakeholders.

Which tasks can you expect?

End‑to‑end management of RFIs and RFPs

  • Independently manage multiple RFIs and RFPs of varying complexity and volume.

  • Coordinate bid assessment, planning, timelines, and stakeholder communication to ensure timely, high‑quality submissions.

  • Create, edit, and proofread proposals in line with client requirements, internal policies, strategic positioning, and branding guidelines.

Bid coordination & stakeholder management

  • Act as the primary coordinator, consolidating input from Sales, Commercial Finance, Implementation, Legal, and other subject matter experts.

  • Build strong working relationships across the organization and secure timely commitment from contributors.

  • Organize, attend, and facilitate internal bid meetings, kick‑offs, and preparation sessions.

Tools, systems & governance

  • Set up and manage bid project structures using tools such as SharePoint, Salesforce, and Loopio.

  • Maintain and continuously enrich the bid and proposal knowledge base, ensuring content remains current, compliant, and reusable.

Quality, compliance & best practices

  • Ensure proposals fully comply with tender instructions, legal standards, internal governance, and brand guidelines.

  • Drive continuous improvement of bid processes, templates, and ways of working.

  • Analyze feedback from successful and unsuccessful bids to improve future outcomes.

Sales enablement

  • Support and guide sales teams throughout bid processes and promote proposal best practices to improve consistency and efficiency.

What do you have to offer?

  • Proven experience in bid or proposal management within an international services environment, experience in the HR industry will be an asset

  • Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously

  • Experience translating technical, commercial and contractual content into compelling proposals

  • Hands‑on experience with bid and sales tools such as SharePoint, Salesforce, Loopio or similar

  • Professional proficiency in English (written and spoken); knowledge of Dutch or French will be an asset

  • Stress‑resilience, able to remain focused and effective during short turnaround times and competing priorities

  • High level of autonomy, strong organizational skills, and exceptional attention to detail

  • Confident stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across teams and functions

  • Clear, structured, and professional communication skills to align with internal stakeholders


What do we have to offer?

  • Comprehensive training and development programs.

  • Flexible working schedule

  • Private medical insurance 100% covered by SD Worx

  • 25 vacation days

  • 18 hours for personal matters

  • Reduced summer hours: 36 hours instead of 40 per week, for 4 weeks (to be chosen in July or August)

  • Edenred flexible retribution options: meal vouchers, transport vouchers, etc.

  • Laptop and equipment provided

  • Workation: possibility to work from any SD Worx location (4 weeks per year, EU only)

  • Learning opportunities: language courses (as per availability), individual training bonus, an individual development plan, and professional training

  • Career growth: whether you want to become more of an expert in your field or want to expand your knowledge more horizontally, there is always room to grow within SD Worx!

From many places, we work as one, moving from better to best together.

SD Worx embraces diversity in the workplace. Diversity brings inspiration and innovation to our company. We particularly welcome applications from qualified talent, regardless of origin, nationality, gender, skin color, ethnic and social background, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or stage of life.

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About SD Worx

We spark success at the heart of your business so you and your people can thrive.

About SD Worx

In today’s new world of fluid work, people want to be inspired by what they do and have the freedom to focus on what matters. Organisations need a dynamic, motivated workforce empowered by smart technology. As a leading European provider of integrated HR solutions, SD Worx turns HR into a source of value for their customers’ business and the people that work for them. SD Worx delivers HR solutions across the entire employee lifecycle, from paying employees to attracting, employing, rewarding and developing the talent who make businesses succeed. SD Worx powers performance through four core capabilities: software, outsourcing, consultancy and data-driven insights.

SD Worx is the trusted leading European provider of end-to-end HR solutions for all organisations and workers. About 90,000 small and large organisations across Europe place their trust in the company and its +75 years' worth of experience. SD Worx calculates the salaries of approximately 5.7 million employees and ranks among the top five worldwide. The more than 7,500 employees operate in Belgium (HQ), Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. SD Worx achieved a consolidated revenue of EUR 1.058 billion in 2023. 

More info on www.sdworx.com

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Antwerp, BE
Year Founded
1945
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