Technical Proposal Manager (f/m) (H/F)

Location: Brest, France

Building 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 areas of innovation 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 The Brest site houses our digital services activities as well as Thales' expertise in development, integration, and maintenance for maritime patrol and surveillance systems, electronic warfare, sonar systems, and airborne anti-submarine warfare, as well as our digital services activities.

As a Technical Proposal Manager, you will be part of the Technical and Product Support department, which includes about twenty engineers across the Sophia Antipolis and Brest sites.

You will be responsible for the development of one or more proposals or offers from a technical perspective, from the prospecting phase to validate technical feasibility until the signing of the contract.

Your objective is to guarantee optimal profitability for the Business Line and minimize associated technical and scheduling risks.

Your missions will be as follows:

• Manage the commercial offer process for the technical component in support of Bid Managers.
• Ensure the compliance of offers with the Gate procedures of Underwater Warfare Systems (France scope)

• Manage interfaces with all internal stakeholders: the Industry, Hardware, and Domain competence centers of the Brest and Sophia Antipolis sites.
• Lead the commercial and technical phases of a proposal, including the analysis of the client's specifications, the creation of the quote, the assembly of Bid packs, the facilitation of BKO and ER meetings, participation in Gates, as well as negotiations with the client.

• Draft the technical annex and the statement of work for the contract.

Your profile Engineer or equivalent, you have already performed similar missions in a demanding technical environment (naval industry, aeronautics). You have a good understanding of client needs, both financial and operational, and mastery of the BID process. You are recognized for your listening skills and your ability to synthesize information. You enjoy working in a team and know how to make decisions.

You possess excellent interpersonal skills, a strong team spirit, as well as a real sense of listening and service. You know how to make decisions and are proficient in English, both spoken and written.

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

As the position may require access to information subject to national defense secrecy, the selected person will undergo a security clearance procedure, in accordance with the provisions of articles R.2311-1 et seq. of the Code de la défense and the IGI 1300 SGDSN/PSE of August 09, 2021.