Tender and Bids Associate

**About Redwing**

Redwing designs, manufactures and operates automated drone systems to transform last-mile healthcare supply chains and agriculture. Our work lies at the intersection of aviation, technology and social impact. With a focus on innovation and impact, we deploy high-performance drone systems that solve real-world problems.

**About the Job**

We are seeking a highly organized and experienced **Tender and Bids Associate (Location: Bangalore)**to manage our tendering and procurement efforts, focusing on drone-related opportunities in both government and private sectors. This role is pivotal in driving our business development strategy, ensuring the submission of high-quality, compliant proposals that contribute to our growth.

**What will you be doing?**
- **End-to-End Tender Management**:Lead the complete tender process for drone procurement opportunities, including government RFPs, private contracts, and institutional bids.
- **Bid Sourcing**:Research,monitor and source procurement opportunities and upcoming projects from public and private portals, websites, newspapers and govt departments.
- **Bid Analysis and Evaluation**:Analyze bid documents (RFPs, RFQs, EOIs, etc.) to extract requirements, compliance criteria, and deliverables, and provide Go/No Go recommendations.
- **Cross-Functional Collaboration**: Work closely with technical, legal, finance, and operations teams to gather inputs to assess potential risks, develop mitigation plans and draft bid responses.
- **Proposal Development**: Prepare compelling proposals, technical documents, pricing structures, and commercial documentation aligned with project goals.
- **Compliance**: Manage documentation workflows for compliance with regulatory and client needs.
- **Tender Tracking**: Maintain a robust tracker, ensuring timely submissions, updates, and follow-ups.
- **Relationship Management**: Build and maintain relationships with government departments, industry partners, and procurement portals to monitor upcoming opportunities.
- **Financial Analysis**: Preparation of project P&Ls, costing models, and profitability assessments.

**See your fit**:

- **Experience**: Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or any relevant Degree with 2-3 years in tender/bid management in drones, agriculture, healthcare, hardware, services or related sectors.
- **Procurement Knowledge**: Strong understanding of procurement regulations, government tender portals (e.g., GeM, CPPP, state procurement portals), and public-private bidding processes.
- **Documentation and Communication Skills**: Proven experience in drafting proposals, technical documents, legal documents and commercial bids, presentations, and excellent oral communication.
- **Organizational Skills**: Exceptional organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple tenders simultaneously.
- **Technical Proficiency**: Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PPT, Google Suite and CRM systems.
- **Business Development**: Prior experience in business development, contract negotiations, or public sector partnerships is a plus. Hindi speaking skills are a plus.
- **Self-starter: Ownership, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, high attention to detail.**

**Why Join Us?**
- **Impactful Work**: Work at the forefront of transformational projects in healthcare, agriculture, and logistics.
- **Collaborative Culture**: Collaborate with mission-driven teams and contribute to impactful outcomes.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹400,000.00 - ₹550,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Food provided
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

- Overtime pay

Work Location: In person