The Bid & Commercial Manager is responsible for managing complex bids and commercial proposals from opportunity qualification through contract signature. The role combines bid orchestration & pricing shaping while ensuring that offers are competitive, compliant, commercially sound, and aligned with company strategy & corporate policies. This involves close collaboration and interactions with Sales, Technical teams, Support & Services teams, InfoSec, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, Product, and any other required stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end bid process for Enterprise and public tenders

Analyze RFPs, RFQs, and contract requirements (commercial, financial, and legal)

Support bid/no-bid decisions through risk and opportunity assessment

Contribute to the commercial strategy and win themes in collaboration with sales

Coordinate inputs from internal/external stakeholders to deliver high-quality proposals

Ensure bids are submitted on time and fully compliant with customer requirements

Prepare and lead internal bid review meetings

Build business cases ensuring financial compelling offer while protecting company margin

Develop pricing models, cost structures, and margin analyses

Build and validate commercial assumptions and financial scenarios





Ensure compliance with internal commercial governance and approval processes

Identify contractual, financial, and operational risks and propose mitigation actions

Support commercial and contractual negotiations with customers along with sales

Contribute to contract finalization and handover to relevant post-sales teams

Maintain bid documentation, templates, and commercial standards

Capture lessons learned from won and lost bids to improve future performance

Track and report bid KPIs (win rate, margins, compliance, deadlines)

Profile Requirements

Master’s degree (Business, Engineering, Finance, or equivalent)

Proven experience (typically 8+ years) in bid management, commercial/contract management

Experience in project-based or contract-driven industries is an advantage

Strong understanding of bid and tender processes

Solid financial and commercial acumen (pricing, margins, cost modelling)

Valuable knowledge of contract terms and commercial risk management

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Fluent Spanish/Portuguese is a plus

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to influence without authority

Results-driven mindset with strong commercial awareness

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📌 Bid & Pricing Manager (Ontario)
🏢 Fortinet
📍 Ontario