Applus IDIADA is a young and dynamic organization that values participation, collaboration and long-term relationships. We continuously generate professional development opportunities and growth alternatives for motivated and engaged professionals.
Job DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced Bids, Contracts and Pricing Specialist to lead our commercial bidding strategy and pricing policies. This strategic role requires a professional with 5+ years of experience in similar position who will coordinate commercial committees, manage contractual matters, and ensure pricing coherence across all business units.
QualificationsKEY RESPONSABILITIES
Commercial Committee Leadership
- Coordinate and supervise commercial committees for each offer, ensuring alignment across all departments (productive and support teams) to guarantee successful project execution.
Risk and Value Assessment
- Identify project risks and unique selling points (USPs) during offer review processes, ensuring comprehensive evaluation of each opportunity.
Contract Management
- Handle contractual topics including payment conditions, billing terms, and project margins. Review sales contracts and coordinate with legal and production teams to ensure compliance with all requirements.
Pricing Management
- Organize and coordinate the definition of pricing policies with product managers, establishing reference prices for each service and ensuring consistency across the organization.
- Analyze the implementation of pricing policies to ensure consistency and effectiveness across the organization.
Strategic Planning
- Coordinate with product managers and country sales managers to define annual objectives. Present objectives to management for approval and coordinate sales action plans across relevant teams.
Profit management
- Conduct comprehensive analysis of profit margins across all products, services, and business units to identify improvement opportunities and areas of concern. Monitor key financial performance metrics including gross margin, net margin, and EBITDA, providing regular reports and actionable insights to senior leadership.
- Identify and eliminate profit leakage through systematic review of pricing structures, discounting practices, and contract terms, implementing corrective measures to protect and enhance organizational profitability.
REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial, pricing, or contract management roles
- Strong understanding of commercial processes and contract law
- Proficiency in data analysis and CRM platform usage
- Advanced Excel skills for financial modeling and objective setting
- Excellent coordination and communication skills to work across multiple departments
- Experience in automotive or engineering services industry (preferred)
- Ability to identify risks and value propositions in complex commercial scenarios
- Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail
- Fluency in English and Spanish (additional languages are a plus)
What We Offer
- Strategic role with high visibility and impact across the organization
- Opportunity to work with leading automotive manufacturers and suppliers
- Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
- Competitive compensation package
- Access to cutting-edge technology and industry-leading facilities
Applus+ IDIADA is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Applus IDIADA is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We don’t put limits on you, so don’t put limits on yourself either. There is a place for everyone.
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of experience in commercial, pricing, or contract management roles
- Strong understanding of commercial processes and contract law
- Proficiency in data analysis and CRM platform usage
- Advanced Excel skills for financial modeling and objective setting
- Excellent coordination and communication skills across multiple departments
- Ability to identify risks and value propositions in complex commercial scenarios
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
- Fluency in English and Spanish
- Experience in the automotive or engineering services industry
- Additional language proficiency
What We Do
Applus+ IDIADA is a global partner to the automotive industry, supporting its clients in their product development activities by providing design, engineering, testing and homologation services. We have a large team of more than 2500 professionals drawn from over 28 countries, as well as an international network of subsidiaries and branch offices in 25 countries which ensures that our clients get customized, added-value solutions. IDIADA offers you the opportunity to develop a career in one of the worldwide leading automotive engineering companies. If you want an opportunity to challenge yourself and enhance your technical skills, to work in a thriving environment and to work alongside world-leading experts, then apply for one of our vacancies. Engineering services: comprehensive design, engineering and validation capabilities for vehicle development projects: CAD, CAE and testing of all major vehicle functionalities. Proving grounds: the most comprehensive proving grounds in Europe and Asia, located in Spain and China. Both grounds offer excellent customer support and facilities that provide the highest standards of safety and confidentiality. Homologation services in accordance with all European EC and ECE Regulations. We are also accredited for Australia, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and give consultancy to other countries and regions such as South America (including Brazil), China, Russia, Middle East, Gulf Countries, ASEAN, USA, Canada, among others
