Procurement Pricing & Bids Manager

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 salary Life Assurance with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Car/Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
• Private Medical Insurance - dependant on grade

Work Culture

37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site specific arrangements. Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early! Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role. Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year. Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

About the role

The Procurement Pricing and Bid Manager will be responsible for leading the development of competitive pricing strategies and managing the end to end bid process for procurement opportunities. This role works closely with procurement commodities, finance, operations, and commercial teams to ensure bids are commercially viable, compliant, and aligned with organisational objectives. The successful candidate will analyse costs, assess market conditions, prepare pricing models, and support negotiations.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in procurement, bid management, and pricing within defence or highly regulated sectors
• Strong track record developing pricing strategies and complex cost models for bids and tenders
• Experience supporting government/public sector or defence procurements
• Solid knowledge of FAR/DFARS regulations and compliant proposal development
• Expertise in producing cost proposals, pricing narratives, and supporting documentation
• Understanding of contract types (fixed price, cost reimbursable, T&M, hybrid)
• Experience managing cross functional bid teams and delivering to tight deadlines
• Familiarity with ERP systems, procurement tools, and advanced Excel modelling
• Experience supporting audits, compliance reviews, and regulatory requirements

Desirable Skills

• Professional certifications (e.g. MCIPS, MBA, NCMA or equivalent)
• Knowledge of cost accounting principles, indirect rates, and government compliant pricing methods

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end to end preparation, coordination, and submission of bids, tenders, and proposals.
• Work with technical, commercial, finance, procurement, legal, and operations teams to gather inputs and align on submissions.
• Oversee timelines, deliverables, approvals, and ensure compliance with governance requirements.
• Develop pricing models and cost structures; recommend strategies balancing competitiveness and profitability.
• Analyse supplier pricing, market trends, competitor activity, and total cost of ownership risks/opportunities.
• Support sourcing activities, supplier negotiations, and identify cost saving opportunities.
• Monitor bid outcomes, track key metrics, and conduct post bid reviews to drive continuous improvement.
• Present pricing strategies and bid recommendations to senior leadership.

Equal Opportunity Employment

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.