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Vinay Kumar Pandey

Bengaluru

Summary

Results-driven and detail-oriented Bid Manager with over 8 years of experience in managing end-to-end bid and proposal processes across diverse industries. Skilled in project management, cost estimation, and cross-functional team coordination to deliver high-quality, compliant, and winning proposals within tight deadlines. Adept at handling RFQs/RFPs, reviewing BoMs, aligning technical and commercial strategies, and ensuring client requirements are effectively translated into competitive offers. Proficient in stakeholder communication, risk management, and documentation, with a strong focus on process optimization and timely delivery. Proven ability to lead bid teams, collaborate with sales, engineering, procurement, and finance teams, and drive successful bid outcome

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Bid Manager

Mistral Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Bangaluru
05.2025 - Current
  • Lead and manage end-to-end bid lifecycle including pre-bid analysis, opportunity assessment, proposal planning, and submission of RFQs, RFPs, and BQs across multiple domains.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including sales, engineering, procurement, and finance to gather inputs, validate feasibility, and align bid strategy with organizational goals.
  • Oversee creation of bid documents, ensuring technical accuracy, compliance with customer requirements, and cost competitiveness.
  • Track and manage proposal timelines, risks, and deliverables through structured project management tools and methodologies (e.g., SQL based internal trackers).
  • Conduct regular review meetings with stakeholders, monitor progress, and escalate issues to ensure timely resolution and smooth bid execution.
  • Support negotiation and clarification stages post-submission by coordinating with internal teams and clients.
  • Implement process improvements for bid governance, version control, and knowledge management to enhance win ratio and team efficiency.
  • Maintain and analyze bid metrics, win/loss data, and lessons learned to guide future strategies and improve forecast accuracy.

Assistant Bid Manager

Samtel HAL Display Systems Ltd.
Greater Noida
04.2023 - 05.2025
  • Company Overview: SHDS is a JV company of Samtel Group & HAL, which primarily works in new technologies in area of ruggedized display systems and related assemblies to cater the requirements of defense PSUs (BEL, HAL, ADA, DRDO, etc), Units (IAF, IN, IA, etc) and also of Indian Railways.
  • Managing the bids end to end on various portal (like defproc,eproc, BEL SRM, GeM, etc).
  • Closely observing the opportunities from DPSUs & Defense Units at various portals.
  • Analyzing the opportunities with internal teams (like R&D, Management, etc).
  • Engagement with potential customers for seeking clarifications and further opportunity discussions.
  • Preparing the bid documents and participating in the bid upon their respective portals.
  • Acting as POC for the customers upon successfully conquering the bids.
  • Active involvement in Business development and Marketing analysis works along with preparation of various reports and artifacts.
  • SHDS is a JV company of Samtel Group & HAL, which primarily works in new technologies in area of ruggedized display systems and related assemblies to cater the requirements of defense PSUs (BEL, HAL, ADA, DRDO, etc), Units (IAF, IN, IA, etc) and also of Indian Railways.

Technical Pre-sales Executive

Bhumi Entech Equipments Pvt Ltd
Delhi
10.2018 - 03.2023
  • Pitching solution proposal based on the client requirement basis for both govt. department as well private entities.
  • Preparation of proposal as well as technical compliance for the govt. tender and GeM (Government e-Marketplace) system.
  • Handling queries of client and further providing resolution of their queries based on the discussion with OEM Partners like Keysight, Tyco Electronics, Aten, Garland etc.
  • Preparation of RFI’s, RFQ’s, BOQ, EOI’s, Quotations for the Tenders and GeM bids.
  • Preparation of Compliance, competitive benchmarking, etc for the tenders and Gem bids.
  • Active member in several projects of Networking and Cyber security devices.

Technical Pre-sales Executive - Energy Business

Troika Transsolutions Pvt Ltd.
Delhi
11.2017 - 09.2018
  • Preparing single line diagram (SLD) of client location where device needs to be installed.
  • Providing clear vision of product (Eniscope) on technical level in the pre-defined templates to clients.
  • Installation and monitoring proper working of product included.
  • Handling query – Handling the query from clients and resolving them, suggesting features for better improvement in device, data management is included.
  • Handle several projects – Finance and technology (Fintech).
  • Report making and analysis – Making of daily report and analysis with the Project Manager.

Trainee Technical Engineer

Narnix Technolabs Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi
07.2017 - 11.2017
  • Stipend training program where in I was trained on detailed technical aspects of electronics and product Eniscope.

BOI Helpdesk Executive

Hitachi Payment Services PVT. LTD
Chennai
06.2016 - 12.2016
  • Worked under ATM monitoring department where I used to provide service to Bank of India ATM’s.
  • To get resolve ATM machine problems and make them active by appointing designated CRA’s and engineers.
  • Worked on CRM software where we used to check the service tickets generated by the ATM machines.
  • Monitoring of cash availability and release of cash was included under my work.

Education

B.Tech - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Bharath Institute of Science & Technology
Chennai

Skills

  • Advance Excel
  • Ms-Word
  • Ms-PowerPoint
  • RF testing and measurement equipment
  • Request for proposal (RFP) / request for quotation (RFQ) handling
  • BoM (Bill of Materials) review and cost analysis
  • Compliance and contract review
  • Project Planning & Scheduling
  • Resource Allocation
  • PMO Coordination
  • Time Management
  • Team Leadership & People Management
  • Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
  • Analytical Mindset

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 08/12/93
  • Marital Status: Married

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Projects

Having huge experience of participation in various Govt. Departments like DRDO, ISRO, BEL, and specially IAF BRD’s RFP for their new procurements as well as RFP for Indigenisation. Also generated new opportunities in the defense area for selling RF Test and measurement instruments. Had participated in various GeM bids of RF test and measurement instruments. Mini project on 'Metal detector' - Bharath University. Completed project on 'Real time car parking and automatic light control using embedded technology' at Bharath University, Chennai.

Seminars And Trainings Attended

  • Attended KCT/KDT training of Keysight (OEM of Testing and Measurement instruments as well as Applications and Solution Integrator).
  • Basic training and hands-on on the RF Test and measurement instruments.
  • Industrial training on 'Basic level vocational training in Telecom'.
  • Attended workshop in IBM on functional coding designing of android apps.

Career Precis

  • Assistant Manager, Samtel HAL Display Systems Ltd., Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 04/01/23, Present, Managing the bids end to end on various portal (like defproc,eproc, BEL SRM, GeM, etc)., Closely observing the opportunities from DPSUs & Defense Units at various portals., Analyzing the opportunities with internal teams (like R&D, Management, etc)., Engagement with potential customers for seeking clarifications and further opportunity discussions., Preparing the bid documents and participating in the bid upon their respective portals., Acting as POC for the customers upon successfully conquering the bids., Active involvement in Business development and Marketing analysis works along with preparation of various reports and artifacts.
  • Technical Pre-sales Executive, Bhumi Entech Equipments Pvt Ltd, Delhi, 10/01/18, 03/31/23, Pitching solution proposal based on the client requirement basis for both govt. department as well private entities., Preparation of proposal as well as technical compliance for the govt. tender and GeM (Government e-Marketplace) system., Handling queries of client and further providing resolution of their queries based on the discussion with OEM Partners like Keysight, Tyco Electronics, Aten, Garland etc., Preparation of RFI’s, RFQ’s, BOQ, EOI’s, Quotations for the Tenders and GeM bids., Preparation of Compliance, competitive benchmarking, etc for the tenders and Gem bids., Active member in several projects of Networking and Cyber security devices.
  • Technical Pre-sales Executive - Energy Business, Troika Transsolutions Pvt Ltd., Delhi, 11/01/17, 09/30/18, Preparing single line diagram (SLD) of client location where device needs to be installed., Providing clear vision of product (Eniscope) on technical level in the pre-defined templates to clients., Installation and monitoring proper working of product included., Handling query – Handling the query from clients and resolving them, suggesting features for better improvement in device, data management is included., Handle several projects – Finance and technology (Fintech)., Report making and analysis – Making of daily report and analysis with the Project Manager.
  • Trainee Technical Engineer, Narnix Technolabs Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 07/01/17, 11/30/17, Stipend training program where in I was trained on detailed technical aspects of electronics and product Eniscope.
  • BOI Helpdesk Executive, Hitachi Payment Services PVT. LTD, Chennai, 06/01/16, 12/31/16, Worked under ATM monitoring department where I used to provide service to Bank of India ATM’s., To get resolve ATM machine problems and make them active by appointing designated CRA’s and engineers., Worked on CRM software where we used to check the service tickets generated by the ATM machines., Monitoring of cash availability and release of cash was included under my work.

Timeline

Bid Manager

Mistral Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
05.2025 - Current

Assistant Bid Manager

Samtel HAL Display Systems Ltd.
04.2023 - 05.2025

Technical Pre-sales Executive

Bhumi Entech Equipments Pvt Ltd
10.2018 - 03.2023

Technical Pre-sales Executive - Energy Business

Troika Transsolutions Pvt Ltd.
11.2017 - 09.2018

Trainee Technical Engineer

Narnix Technolabs Pvt. Ltd.
07.2017 - 11.2017

BOI Helpdesk Executive

Hitachi Payment Services PVT. LTD
06.2016 - 12.2016

B.Tech - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Bharath Institute of Science & Technology
Vinay Kumar Pandey