Lieu : Herstal, Belgium

Main Responsibilities:

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 packageManage 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 durationBe in charge of the project quality, the clients and global satisfaction of the stakeholdersManage the legal and contractual obligations and master the litigationsCarry 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.

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 valuable asset;

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 proficient in both German and English (both speaking and writing).You are open to traveling (on a regular basis);

The defense sector or the OEM’s knowledge will be considered as a major asset.