Tendering Specialist, Network Control

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Mannheim; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness allowance

Mentor support during onboarding

Career possibilities within Hitachi E:

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Tendering Specialist to join an international Grid Automation team. You will bridge technical and commercial work, leading bid development with input from Sales, Finance, Legal, Engineering and Delivery to shape strong proposals.

You will coordinate the bid process, assess risks, develop pricing models, and ensure governance alignment. This role suits a commercially minded professional who thrives in a multicultural environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of Proposal Management or Sales Support.
• Organised, quick learner with a results-oriented mindset.
• Fluent in English and Swedish or English and German, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of proposal development and coordinate input from technical and commercial stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Sales, Controlling, Legal, Finance, Tax, and Delivery to shape the winning strategy.
• Present the proposal to top management and ensure high quality and timely submission.
• Support negotiation with customers and ensure compliance with internal processes.

Skills

Proposal management

Sales support

English

Swedish

German

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

We are looking for a Tendering Specialist to join an international team within the Grid Automation business unit.

In this role, you will bring together technical and commercial expertise while leading complex tendering and proposal work in partnership with Sales, Finance, Legal, Engineering, and Delivery teams to shape strong commercial and technical proposals. You will serve as the main coordination point throughout the bid process, managing stakeholder input, evaluating commercial and contractual risks, developing pricing and cost models, and ensuring alignment with business objectives and governance requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded professional who enjoys working in a dynamic, multicultural environment.

If you are looking to develop your commercial and technical expertise while making a visible impact on business outcomes, this opportunity offers the perfect platform to grow.

Your responsibilities

• You take ownership of proposal development, manage technical and commercial discussions to gather necessary input from various technical experts and commercial stakeholders
• You will be working closely with sales, controlling, legal, financial, tax teams to develop best setup and winning strategy
• As a tendering specialist you will present the proposal to the top management
• Ensure high compliance and quality of the offer
• Ensure timely submission of the offer
• You will be supporting negotiation process with the customers
• Ensure internal process are followed and rules obeyed
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• You hold a bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 5 years of Proposal Management or Sales Support
• Being organized and structured, quick learner and result oriented
• A capable decision-maker with an understanding of business
• Proficiency in English and Swedish or English and German, both written and spoken, is required

What we offer

• Collective agreement and flexible working hours.
• Health care and wellness allowance.
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both in Sweden and globally.
• Mentor support during onboarding and continuous training opportunities.
• A diverse and inclusive workplace with over 70+ nationalities represented in Sweden.
• Supplementary parental leave compensation and access to an Employee Benefit Portal.

Additional information

Location for this position is either in Västerås, Sweden or Mannheim, Germany.

Recruiting Manager Karolina Wentland-Speer, [e-mail] will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Jan Skogeby, [phone] ; Unionen: Karin Ulvemark , [phone]; Ledarna:Frank Hollstedt, [phone]. All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner Magnus Rönnholm, [e-mail] .

Location Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden;
Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Job type Full time

Work arrangement On-Site

Experience Experienced

Job function Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-10-27

Reference number R0125433

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.