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Schneider Electric

Specialist, Tender Management

Today• Gauteng, South Africa

About us

  • Size: 10,000+ employees
  • Industry: Manufacturing
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Join our dynamic team as a Tender Management Specialist and drive excellence in our proposal management process! We're seeking a strategic thinker who can transform complex customer requirements into winning proposals and help shape our business growth.

What will you do:
  • Lead tender Preparation in collaboration with supporting departments (Purchasing, Contract, Technical) to build competitive offers respecting customer needs.
  • Collaborate in Multi-Business tender preparation and consolidate technical and financial data.
  • Analyse simple to complex RFQ's within core business prepare a workable solution.
  • To action the preparation of proposals for the range of SE products by co-ordinating with the sales and engineering teams.
  • To act as the company's internal contact point for the customer during the enquiry and bidding process.
  • To develop, negotiate and confirm contract specifications with the client, in-group and out-group suppliers, contractors, and OEM companies.
  • To handle the costing process as part of the quotation process
  • Use Standard quotation and pricing tools within the tendering process to produce quotations.
  • Manage global tender risk analysis with multi-functional teams Solution Risk Managers (SRMs) & Subject Matter Experts (SMEs),
  • Review and approve tender price/costing estimates and submit for management approval in accordance with the tendering processes.
  • To perform and initiate risk analysis on projects and ensure alignment with SE Business Policies.
  • Ensure compliance with all statutory, environmental and safety regulations and professional standards.
  • To submit a detailed response to the enquiry documentation and provided responses to any subsequent requests and clarification.
  • To support sales teams in negotiations with the customer and convert opportunities to purchase orders.
  • To clarify purchase order receipt and prepare a detailed handover documentation for execution of the project.
  • Monitor and review the performance of tendering process through preassigned KPIs
  • Perform Lessons Learned analysis on both won / lost opportunities. Contribute to quotation tools improvements.


What will make you successful:
  • Excellent verbal communication and negotiation skills.
  • Self-organization and ability to multi-task.
  • Deadline-driven and committed to Customer Satisfaction.
  • High comprehension and writing of tender documents, including specifications, contractual terms, standards, procedures, and company guidelines.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
  • Passion for learning and continuous improvement
  • Ability to influence and coordinate stakeholders.
  • Problem Solving and Agile Mindset
  • Team player and willingness to give additional input as and when required to meet client-based deadlines.

Qualifications:

  • Technical background, Diploma/ Degree in electrical engineering
  • Three (3) or more years of experience in a similar role (preferably in tendering/ Bid management)


What's in it for you:
  • Opportunity to lead strategic proposals that directly impact business growth
  • Exposure to diverse projects across multiple technology domains
  • Professional development through handling increasingly complex tender opportunities
  • Collaborative environment working with cross-functional teams
  • Career advancement opportunities in contract and proposal management


Let us learn about you! Apply today.

Responsibilities

Join our dynamic team as a Tender Management Specialist and drive excellence in our proposal management process! We're seeking a strategic thinker who can transform complex customer requirements into winning proposals and help shape our business growth.

What will you do:
  • Lead tender Preparation in collaboration with supporting departments (Purchasing, Contract, Technical) to build competitive offers respecting customer needs.
  • Collaborate in Multi-Business tender preparation and consolidate technical and financial data.
  • Analyse simple to complex RFQ's within core business prepare a workable solution.
  • To action the preparation of proposals for the range of SE products by co-ordinating with the sales and engineering teams.
  • To act as the company's internal contact point for the customer during the enquiry and bidding process.
  • To develop, negotiate and confirm contract specifications with the client, in-group and out-group suppliers, contractors, and OEM companies.
  • To handle the costing process as part of the quotation process
  • Use Standard quotation and pricing tools within the tendering process to produce quotations.
  • Manage global tender risk analysis with multi-functional teams Solution Risk Managers (SRMs) & Subject Matter Experts (SMEs),
  • Review and approve tender price/costing estimates and submit for management approval in accordance with the tendering processes.
  • To perform and initiate risk analysis on projects and ensure alignment with SE Business Policies.
  • Ensure compliance with all statutory, environmental and safety regulations and professional standards.
  • To submit a detailed response to the enquiry documentation and provided responses to any subsequent requests and clarification.
  • To support sales teams in negotiations with the customer and convert opportunities to purchase orders.
  • To clarify purchase order receipt and prepare a detailed handover documentation for execution of the project.
  • Monitor and review the performance of tendering process through preassigned KPIs
  • Perform Lessons Learned analysis on both won / lost opportunities. Contribute to quotation tools improvements.


What will make you successful:
  • Excellent verbal communication and negotiation skills.
  • Self-organization and ability to multi-task.
  • Deadline-driven and committed to Customer Satisfaction.
  • High comprehension and writing of tender documents, including specifications, contractual terms, standards, procedures, and company guidelines.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
  • Passion for learning and continuous improvement
  • Ability to influence and coordinate stakeholders.
  • Problem Solving and Agile Mindset
  • Team player and willingness to give additional input as and when required to meet client-based deadlines.

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