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You will be responsible for orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact proposals that align our technical capabilities with our customers' most critical needs.\nStrategic Leadership: Formulate and execute winning bid strategies in close collaboration with Sales, Engineering, Legal, and Finance.\nAnalysis & Compliance: Conduct deep-dive analyses of RFPs and ITTs to ensure all customer requirements are fully understood and meticulously met.\nProposal Development: Craft compelling, technically accurate proposals that maintain high standards of clarity, consistency, and professionalism.\nProject Governance: Manage bid budgets and timelines, proactively mitigating risks to ensure on-time, high-quality submissions.\nStakeholder Coordination: Facilitate internal and external review cycles, integrating diverse feedback into a cohesive final document.\nCommercial Negotiation: Provide expert input on proposal content and commercial terms during customer negotiations.\nMarket Intelligence: Leverage trends, competitor activity, and customer insights to sharpen our competitive edge.\nProcess Innovation: Drive the continuous improvement of our bid management tools and internal methodologies.\nYour Profile\nWe are seeking a strategic professional who combines technical acumen with commercial savvy. You have a proven track record of securing high-value contracts within complex technology sectors and the leadership skills to guide multidisciplinary teams under pressure.\n Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).\nExperience: 3-5 years of bid, proposal, or project management experience within the defense, aerospace, or complex technology sectors.\nProven Success: A demonstrated history of leading and winning complex, high-value bids.\nRegulatory Knowledge: A strong grasp of government procurement processes and contractual frameworks.\nCommunication: Exceptional English verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts.\nLeadership: Strong ability to motivate, coordinate, and lead cross-functional teams.\nOperational Excellence: Superior organizational skills and an acute attention to detail.\nTechnical Skills: Proficiency in MS Office Suite and dedicated bid management software.\nMobility: Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.\nWhat can you expect from us?\nSaab Danmark is a company that is growing and are in a transition phase to develop more product focused deliveries. This gives you a great opportunity to take part in shaping the future system designs and deliveries to a demanding customer segment. You can expect:\nA key leadership role in a technically advanced defense environment.\nThe opportunity to influence the safety and supportability of products and systems across their complete lifecycle.\nA skilled and committed multidisciplinary team.\nProfessional development and opportunities to grow within the organization.\nFocus on our teams, good collaboration and giving our employees the ability to take ownership of their tasks.\nCandidates must be able to obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service. This entails that candidates, as a minimum, have had residency within NATO/EU for the last 7 years.\n About Saab Danmark A/S\nSaab in Denmark is part of the Saab Group with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. At the same time, Saab Danmark is an independent legal company with a flat organisational structure. 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