Specialist - Bid Management (MBA Marketing 2025)

For more than 40 years, Accelya has been the industry's partner for change, simplifying airline financial and commercial processes and empowering the air transport community to take better control of the future. Whether partnering with IATA on industry-wide initiatives or enabling digital transformation to simplify airline processes, Accelya drives the airline industry forward and proudly puts control back in the hands of airlines so they can move further, faster. 

Specialist – Bid Management

Location: Mumbai

Role Purpose

Are you a recent graduate or someone with a few years of experience looking to build your career in a fast-paced, global environment? Are you highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about turning ideas into compelling proposals?

This role is a great opportunity to launch or grow your career at the heart of a global software company supporting the airline industry.

As a Bid Management Specialist at Accelya, you'll play a key role in shaping the proposals that win business — coordinating inputs from across the company, managing timelines, and helping create high-impact submissions that reflect the best of what we do. You'll gain exposure to sales strategy, marketing messaging, and product positioning, while working closely with teams across the business. It's a dynamic role ideal for someone who enjoys writing, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Bid Management

• Support the coordination, editing, and delivery of complex proposals using established templates and bid best practices.
• Collaborate with internal teams to gather inputs, manage approvals, and ensure timely, high-quality submissions.
• Organize and support regular bid team meetings and forums.
• Implement and improve bid processes aligned with company standards.
• Maintain a bid tracking system to monitor deadlines, deliverables, and outcomes.

Proposal Development

• Develop clear, concise, and persuasive proposals tailored to client requirements.
• Effectively highlight Accelya's strengths, differentiators, and value in alignment with commercial goals.

Response Management

• Manage shared content libraries and document templates to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Update and improve content in line with evolving product capabilities and messaging.

CRM & Tool Integration

• Use and understand CRM systems, especially Microsoft Dynamics, to support bid activity tracking and pipeline visibility.

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze bid performance data and identify trends to support decision-making.
• Prepare dashboards and reports for management insights.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with sales, pre-sales, product, legal, finance, and operations teams to align bids with business objectives and compliance requirements.
• Facilitate clear communication and collaboration across departments.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

Education:

• Bachelor's or MBA degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.

Technical Skills:

• Strong data analysis skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent presentation and document formatting skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
• Familiarity with CRM systems, particularly Microsoft Dynamics

Soft Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong organizational and multitasking ability
• A passion for marketing and telling stories through proposals
• High attention to detail and a drive for quality
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Curious, adaptable, and eager to learn

What do we offer?

• Open culture and challenging opportunity to satisfy intellectual needs
• Flexible working hours
• Smart working: hybrid remote/office working environment
• Work-life balance
• Excellent, dynamic and multicultural environment

About Accelya

Accelya is a leading global technology and service provider to the air transport industry delivering innovative change at speed and scale.

The company´s market-leading passenger, cargo, and industry platforms support airline retailing from offer to settlement, both above and below the wing.

Over 250 airline customers count on Accelya, with operations spread across nine countries and employing over 2,000 professionals worldwide.

For more than 40 years, Accelya has been the industry's partner for change, simplifying airline financial and commercial processes and empowering the air transport community to take better control of the future.

Whether partnering with IATA on industry-wide initiatives or enabling digital transformation to simplify airline processes, Accelya drives the airline industry forward and proudly puts control back in the hands of airlines so they can move further, faster.

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