Senior Offer Manager (m/f) (M/F)

Location: Orléans, France

Let's build a future of trust together Thales is a world leader in high technologies specializing in three business sectors: Defense & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cyber & Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly 4.5 billion euros per year in Research & Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 85,000 employees in 65 countries.

Our commitments, your benefits - Success driven by our technological excellence, your experience, and our shared ambition

• An attractive compensation package
• Continuous skill development: training paths, academies, and internal communities

• An inclusive, caring environment that respects employee work-life balance
• Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life Located near Orléans, the site is a benchmark in the support of weapon and radar systems worldwide. It houses engineering, development, and integration activities for air defense systems.

As the Services Offer Manager for Customer Worldwide Services, you are responsible for delivering the winning offer and coordinating all stakeholders for the offer from the initial opportunity phase until contract signature.

In this capacity, your main missions are to:

• Develop and promote our offers, ensuring pre-sales support;
• Produce competitive, innovative, and winning responses to calls for tender;
• Drive the response strategy with sales teams, manage internal resources for the offer, control the schedule, question solutions, perform costings, and participate in establishing the financial offer;
• Prepare defense files and present them internally and to clients;
• Analyze our clients' needs in the upstream phase to ensure proper qualification of opportunities and provide decision-making elements during bid / no bid reviews;
• Apply and respect all bid management processes and best practices;
• Contribute to the writing of the proposal and its value proposition to clients;
• Present and validate the technical and financial proposal internally during ad hoc reviews;
• Support the offer with our clients until contract signature.

Your profile Holding a Master's degree (BAC+5), you have experience/skills in:

• Offer management in the military field: you have already worked on technical solutions for air operations systems or air defense systems.
• Leadership: you demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills that will allow you to build a relationship of trust with your clients.
• Negotiation: you are recognized for your commitment, your curiosity, and your ability to propose solutions.
• An international environment where English is used fluently.

Thales, a disability-inclusive company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our greatest asset. Apply and join us!