Tender Quotation Specialist | Zaventem, Belgium

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Zaventem; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Insurance

Bonus

Company car

Hybrid work

Meal vouchers

Learning opportunities

Training & certifications

Flexible working

Career growth

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Tender & Quotation Specialist to support our Transformers business across the Benelux region.

You will prepare high-quality, compliant proposals, analyze customer requirements, and develop cost estimates to enable informed investment decisions. You will collaborate with sales, engineering, legal, and project teams to create winning submissions and ensure all tender activities meet technical, contractual, commercial, and legal standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of tender management, bid management, quotations, or a similar commercial role.
• Strong analytical skills with cost estimation and financial analysis.
• Able to translate complex technical and commercial information into clear proposals.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, with ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with CRM, ERP, or tender management systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer tender documents and technical requirements for transformer projects across the Benelux region.
• Prepare accurate and competitive quotations, including cost calculations, pricing strategies, and commercial evaluations.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, legal, and project teams to develop customer-focused proposals.
• Ensure all tender submissions comply with technical, contractual, commercial, and legal requirements.
• Manage tender schedules and coordinate activities to meet submission deadlines.
• Communicate with customers during clarification and negotiation phases to support successful bid outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records of bids, quotations, results, and lessons learned.
• Identify opportunities to improve tender processes, pricing strategies, and overall proposal quality.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cost estimation

Financial analysis

Clear proposals

Organization & deadlines

Microsoft Office

CRM/ERP/tender systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Tools

CRM systems

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Tender management software

Job description

At Hitachi Energy, you will play a key role in supporting the growth of our Transformers business across the Benelux region. As a Tender & Quotation Specialist, you will be responsible for preparing high-quality, competitive, and compliant proposals that help our customers make informed investment decisions and support the expansion of sustainable energy infrastructure.

You will collaborate closely with sales, engineering, legal, and project management teams to analyze customer requirements, develop cost estimates, and create winning tender submissions. Your work will have a direct impact on business growth, customer satisfaction, and project success.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented and commercially minded professional who enjoys working with technical and financial information, managing multiple priorities, and contributing to a dynamic international team.

How you'll make an impact

• You analyze customer tender documents and technical requirements for transformer projects across the Benelux region.
• You prepare accurate and competitive quotations, including cost calculations, pricing strategies, and commercial evaluations.
• You collaborate with sales, engineering, legal, and project teams to develop customer-focused proposals.
• You ensure all tender submissions comply with technical, contractual, commercial, and legal requirements.
• You manage tender schedules and coordinate activities to meet submission deadlines.
• You communicate with customers during clarification and negotiation phases to support successful bid outcomes.
• You maintain accurate records of bids, quotations, results, and lessons learned.
• You identify opportunities to improve tender processes, pricing strategies, and overall proposal quality.

Your background

• You hold a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• You have 3 to 5 years of experience in tender management, bid management, quotations, or a similar commercial role.
• You possess strong analytical skills and experience with cost estimation and financial analysis.
• You communicate effectively and can translate complex technical and commercial information into clear proposals.
• You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office applications and ideally have experience with CRM, ERP, or tender management systems.

More about us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer employee benefits subject to the respective plan rules.

These may include:

• Pension and insurance programs
• Performance-based bonus
• Company car, hybrid/remote, meal voucher, representation allowance.
• Learning and development opportunities
• Professional training and certifications
• Flexible working arrangements where applicable
• Career growth opportunities within a global organization

More information about our benefit programs will be available during the recruitment process. If you have questions about this role, please contact your Talent Partner.

Location Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium;
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Job type Full time

Work arrangement Hybrid

Experience Experienced

Job function Engineering & Science

Contract Regular

About Hitachi Energy

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.