Bid Procurement Lead - IT & Telco

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.Long DescriptionYou play a key role in supporting competitive bids across multiple markets by providing clear, accurate and timely procurement input. You will collaborate closely with Bid Managers, Solution Architects, Category Buyers and Suppliers to ensure all commercial, contractual, and sourcing elements of a bid are aligned, compliant, and delivered within the required timeframes.Your contribution directly improves bid competitiveness, and can increase win rate by ensuring cost accuracy, supplier engagement, risk mitigation, and alignment with procurement policies.Bid Preparation & Procurement Support: Support bid teams by consolidating procurement inputs across IT & Telco categories.Review bid documentation to identify procurement needs, dependencies, and risks.Ensure accurate cost structures (unit rates, inflation assumptions, etc.) and validate them against procurement benchmarks or existing contracts.Prepare the procurement section of the bid input, including supplier strategy, sourcing approach, and key commercial conditions.Supplier engagementLaunch RFQs to approved suppliers and coordinate responses within tight bid timelines.Support suppliers in understanding scope, timelines, and technical requirements.Collect, challenge, and consolidate supplier quotations, ensuring clarity and alignment with bid specifications.Coordinate clarifications between suppliers and internal stakeholders.Internal Collaboration & CommunicationWork with Category Managers, Procurement Excellence, Finance Controllers, Legal, and Bid Managers to gather required inputs.Provide procurement insights during bid reviews (solution review, commercial review, risk review).Respond rapidly to requests for clarifications from the bid team or stakeholders.Skills & CompetenciesStrong analytical and commercial skills, with ability to interpret cost models and bid requirements.Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management abilities—capable of coordinating across multiple teams under time pressure.Ability to quickly understand technical scopes (IT infrastructure, Telco services, installation services, software resale, etc.) and translate them into procurement actions.High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.Proactive, structured, and capable of working in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.Strong understanding of IT procurement lifecycle — demand intake, sourcing, evaluation, negotiation, contracting, and supplier management.Ability to run end‑to‑end RFP/RFQ/RFI processes, including scope definition, commercial analysis, vendor scoring, and executive‑ready recommendationsKnowledge of category strategy development for software (SaaS, licenses, renewals, resale), hardware & IT ServicesFamiliarity with global procurement processes and tools.Experience10 years of experience in IT procurement, sourcing, category management, or vendor management2 to 5 year experience in Procurement Bid supportCapgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.Make it real | www.capgemini.com