Bid Manager
ALSTOM Transport AB · Västerås · Tills vidare · Deadline 2026-10-23
ALSTOM Transport AB is hiring a full-time **Bid Manager** based in Västerås. The position leads cross-functional bid teams to deliver winning, cost-effective proposals for the PowerTrain and Traction Component Design Site, serving train vehicle and third-party projects in Sweden and internationally. Main responsibilities include managing the Tender Quality Costs Delivery Performance commitments across bids of varying criticality, ensuring competitive traction product offerings, handling bypass components, and supporting handovers to project management alongside win-loss analyses. The role also contributes to improving tender workflows and coordinating closely with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and commercial units. Applicants must hold a **bachelor's or master's degree** alongside a background in project or bid management, particularly in costing, planning, and risk management. Candidates should understand financial, contractual, and legal impacts on cost estimation, possess basic knowledge of the relevant products and systems, and demonstrate strong collaboration, reporting, and negotiation abilities under tight deadlines. **Fluency in English** is required, while proficiency in Swedish and familiarity with Alstom processes are advantages. The post offers a pathway toward senior project or bid management roles.
At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
Could you be the full-time Bid Manager in Västerås we’re looking for?
Your future role
Take on a new challenge and apply your project and bid management expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and dynamic team mates.
You'll play a key role in delivering winning proposals and ensuring high-quality, cost-effective, and timely tender commitments. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business both in Sweden and several countries around the world (including Traction Engineering, Procurement, Manfacturing, Project Management, QA & Services, Product Management and Competitiveness Management). You will be responsible for leading a bid team and ensuring all deliverables on time and according to correct governance process, as needed by either Train Vehicle or 3rd party business.
You’ll specifically take care of managing tenders for PowerTrain / Traction Component Design Site in Västerås and you will also be expected to take part in improving the tender processes, but also enhancing collaboration and managing key stakeholders.
We’ll look to you for:
- Managing the Tender Quality Costs Delivery Performance (QCDP) commitment for High, Medium and Low critical bids on time and according to process and stakeholder needs
- Delivering proposals with defined scopes and accurate QCDP commitments
- Ensuring Traction product offerings are at competitive levels
- Managing bypass components related to Traction
- Supporting the Bid to Project handover process and Project Manager in First Financial Project Review (FPR0) preparation
- Supporting the Tender Leader in Win & Loss analysis preparation
All about you
We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:
- Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree
- Project/Bid Management background, particularly in costing, planning, and risk management
- Knowledge of ALSTOM processes, including “Golden Rules” and E&C compliance
- Basic knowledge of offered products and systems
- Understanding of financial, contractual, and legal aspects to assess impacts on costing
- Strong team management and collaboration skills under tight deadlines
- Excellent communication, reporting, and negotiation skills
- Customer-oriented mindset
- Fluency in English; Swedish is an advantage
Things you’ll enjoy
Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:
- Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
- Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
- Contribute to innovative projects
- Utilise our inclusive and flexible working environment
- Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
- Progress towards senior project or bid management roles
- Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
Important to note
As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.