Tendering Engineer

Schneider Electric; Leeds; Vor Ort; GBP 40.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Bonus Scheme

28 Days Annual Leave plus Public Holidays

Pension Scheme

Health and Wellbeing Support Options

Learning Portal

Zusammenfassung

A global energy management leader seeks a Tendering Engineer in Leeds. This role involves producing quotations for medium voltage products, ensuring customer service levels, and managing tender pricing and estimates. Ideal candidates should have strong commercial and technical knowledge with proven contract administration experience. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, career growth opportunities, and a collaborative work environment supporting diversity and inclusion.

Qualifikationen

• Sound commercial knowledge of customer base and business drivers.
• Strong technical understanding of competitor offerings.
• Track record in contract administration and proposal management.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to manage contract amendments.
• Willingness to upskill on commercial terms and conditions.
• Understanding of how other departments contribute to tender outcomes.

Aufgaben

• Produce tenders based on department demands.
• Review technical enquiries and use standard pricing.
• Collaborate with the external salesforce for strategies.
• Keep pricing tools updated to meet market needs.
• Review and approve tender price/costing estimates and seek management approval.
• Ensure formal risk analysis is carried out and submitted with approvals.
• Verify orders against a tender and ensure information is complete before handover to contracts.

Kenntnisse

Commercial knowledge

Technical knowledge of switchgear technologies

Negotiation skills

Contract administration

Proposal management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Are you our next Tendering Engineer? Schneider Electric has a great opportunity for the right person to join our well-established team as a Tendering Engineer in Leeds. Work within the Tendering Team to produce quotations for Leeds medium voltage products, meeting the expected service levels of customers and achieve and exceed quotation lead time and conversion rates.

What you will be doing:

• Produce tenders as necessary according to department loading demands.
• Review technical enquiries and identify those which can be offered using the standard pricing.
• Collaborate with the external salesforce to support and execute strategies to establish products and solutions during identification phase.
• Ensure that Standard quotation and pricing tools used within the tendering process are kept continually updated to meet market needs.
• Review and approve tender price/costing estimates and submit for management approval in accordance with the tendering processes.
• Ensure that formal risk analysis and mitigation is carried out on appropriate tenders and is submitted with approval requests.
• Ensure all orders received against a tender are properly verified to be in line with the quotation and all information is present prior to handover to contracts.

What will make you successful:

• Sound commercial knowledge of the customer base and their business drivers.
• Strong technical knowledge, including a clear understanding of competitor offerings and the latest switchgear technologies.
• Demonstrated track record in contract administration and proposal management.
• Awareness of the company's manufacturing/purchasing strategy and manufacturing capability.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to manage contract amendments.
• Willingness to upskill on commercial terms and conditions.
• Understanding of the function of other departments.

What’s in it for you:

• Opportunity to work on diverse projects ranging from local tenders to complex solution proposals.
• Development of expertise across multiple business areas and technologies.
• Career growth through exposure to various aspects of contract and proposal management.
• Collaborative environment working with cross-functional teams.
• Platform to enhance your commercial and technical knowledge.

What we offer you:

Competitive salary and Bonus Scheme, 28 Days Annual Leave plus Public Holidays, Holiday Buy & programme, Pension Scheme, Employee Share Ownership Programme, Various Health and Wellbeing Support Options, Gym Flex, Career Hub (internal mobility opportunities and access to mentors and projects globally), Shopping and Dining Discounts, Learning Portal and more.

Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of our organisation. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and customers. Our teams are stronger to drive the company’s future.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel valued and safe to contribute their best.