Job Description
What will you do
Interfacing with major national and international customers you will be working within Schneider Electric responsible for the proposal and tender of often complex high value engineering projects
An experienced engineer with good commercial project management skills you will need to understand interpret and respond to complex technical specifications amp documentation
You will liaise closely with internal stakeholders Delivery Supply Chain Finance Legal etc to present design concepts and front the internal review approval process
You will co-ordinate all aspects of the bid preparation process
The main duties of the Tendering Engineer will be
- To work within Schneider Electric and with the Company Management Team to develop an order winning strategy
- To manage the preparation of proposals for a range of bespoke products by coordinating the bidding activities with all involved teams
- To review and manage the customers enquiry process into a costed workable solution
- To submit a detailed response to the enquiry documentation and provide answers responses to any subsequent requests for clarification respond to customer questions amp requests in a timely and efficient manner
- To develop optimized costing as part of the quotation process
- To act as the company s internal contact point for the customer during the enquiry and bidding processes external contact is Sales by nature
- To develop negotiate and agree confirm contract specifications with a variety of external groups including contractors end-users and OEM companies
- To keep a prioritized listing of outstanding tasks and when completed filing the quote and cost file in the appropriate network location
- To work with the External Sales Managers or customer prospect to ascertain the enquiry information necessary to produce sales proposals including technical product selection quotation document and costing through costing templates and technical specifications
- To offer office based commercial sales support for our External Sales Managers
- To support the development of the cost customers and supplier databases pricelists and libraries
- To assist other teams in the corporate of case studies press releases amp marketing material as required
- To carry out regular proposal follow ups using updating and maintaining the CRM and sales programs
- To interpret and cost solutions and supporting information relevant to new Projects
- To clarify subsequent purchase order receipt and to prepare detailed order handover documentation in a timely manner for Delivery to execute the contract
What skills and capabilities will make you successful
Knowledge
- Knowledge of contractual terms and conditions
- Good awareness of product features limitations
- Aware of Quality and Environmental Systems and the ability to work to the expected requirements of these systems
Customer Orientation
- Highly responsive to client requirements Including on-time responses and incorporating changes when requested
Personal & Team Skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Capable of demonstrating previously achieving successful performance within a team environment
- Able to develop effective working relationships with the Sales Team and internal external supply network
- Demonstrate a strong interest in a sales customer facing role and willing and enthusiastic about meeting clients
- A team player willing to give additional input as and when required to meet client based deadlines often at short notice
- Flexible in the face of conflicting priorities
- Prepared to be hands-on
- Keen to learn and develop