Service Tender Specialist

The energy sector is today changing fast, with unprecedented speed. Hitachi Energy has, with the portfolio of Grid Automation, a unique offering that will help and enable our customers to take on these new challenges. As Bid Manager, you will - through close cooperation with the sales team - define and bring tenders together, both for our established offerings, as well as our new. Join us and be a key contributor in the transformation taking place, today, right now!

In this role you will be part of an international tendering team, and be responsible for creating and completing bids, estimations and quotations based on customer specifications or customer requirements and budget to achieve both market competitiveness and a good deal for the company.

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• You'll formulate and define competitive service bids or estimates or quotations, considering best available product mix and appropriate technical and commercial considerations for each individual situation.
• You ensure service tenders are well documented in a timely manner and with appropriate level of detail, including full and accurate costs.
• Manages the preparation of all technical, financial, commercial, contractual and if necessary, project management aspects of the bid or estimate or quotation, indicating prices and trading conditions along with that manage internal and external stakeholders to support the bid preparation such as translations, governmental approvals and effort from other teams.
• Identifies potential risks in estimates, bids, quotes, and related contract agreements with different clients or distribution channels to contributes information or takes part in the risk review assessment.
• Builds and nurtures strong relationships with customers to comprehend their needs, support sales in ensuring the client have a great experience across the entire sales process, providing the required technical support.
• Together with Supply Chain and the Engineering Teams, identifies potential vendors for equipment and materials required in the project and evaluates supplier offers from the technical and commercial point of view to match with specifications.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

• You hold a university degree in relevant area combined with some years' experience from Automation Systems.
• Good technical background, preferably within power system automation with minimum 2 years of experience from a similar role, from engineering or from sales.
• It is meritorious with previous experience from power system engineering, and with knowledge of domain technology such as SCADA systems and software, RTUs, relay protection devices and mission critical communication.
• On a personal level, you are a self-motivated, reliable team player with a Service mindset and a strong communicative and collaborative skills.
• You are structured, persistent, and well-organized in your way of working with that you are ready to work in an international and multicultural work environment.