Tendering Team Leader

GE Vernova; Stafford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova in Staffordshire is seeking a Tendering Team Leader to guide four Tender Specialists, turning client requirements into accurate, competitive proposals. You will bridge Sales and Tendering, prioritise enquiries and assign work to the right specialists, supporting both routine quotes and complex multimillion-pound bids.

You will manage day-to-day workload, collaborate with Engineering, Sourcing, Field Services and Project Management, and develop a high-performing, inclusive team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading, supervising, or coordinating a team.
• Ability to coach and develop staff at different career stages.
• Experience translating customer requirements into technical and commercial proposals.
• Experience coordinating with Sales and other functions to prepare offers.
• Knowledge in power transmission, energy, utilities or related industrial sector beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Tender Specialists.
• Manage day-to-day workload and resources to ensure timely, high-quality proposals.
• Collaborate with Sales to clarify scope and prepare offers.
• Allocate enquiries based on workload and priorities.
• Oversee proposals from routine to high-value projects.
• Ensure compliance with quality, governance and review processes.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Sourcing, Field Services and Project Management.
• Support handover of successful tenders to execution teams.
• Drive improvements to tendering processes.
• Build relationships across the wider region, including Nordics.

Skills

Team leadership

Tendering

Stakeholder management

Project management

Prioritisation & planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Commercial awareness

Written & verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Tendering software

ERP systems

Job description

As Tendering Team Leader, you will lead a team of four Tender Specialists and shape how customer requirements are turned into accurate, competitive and timely proposals. You will act as the vital link between Sales and Tendering, ensuring that every new enquiry is clearly understood, prioritised and assigned to the right person. From smaller spare-parts and maintenance requests to complex, multimillion-pound projects, you will guide your team through the full tendering process. This is a newly strengthened leadership position with direct line-management responsibility. You will contribute to the Stafford local management team and, over time, help extend the team's tendering support across the wider region, including the Nordics.

• Leading and developing a team of Tender Specialists, creating an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing working environment
• Managing the team's day-to-day workload and resources, balancing competing priorities so proposals are delivered on time and to a high standard
• Collaborating closely with Sales to review new customer enquiries, clarify scope and ensure that sufficient technical and commercial information is available to begin preparing an offer
• Identifying missing or unclear requirements and working with Sales to obtain the necessary clarification from customers
• Allocating new enquiries based on team workload, capability, complexity and business priorities
• Monitoring active tenders, identifying potential obstacles and supporting the team in resolving or escalating issues
• Overseeing proposals ranging from routine spare-parts and maintenance quotations to complex, high-value projects
• Ensuring that offers meet customer requirements and comply with relevant internal quality, governance and review processes
• Coordinating with Engineering, Sourcing, Field Services and Project Management to develop complete and competitive customer offers
• Supporting the effective handover of successful tenders to the Project Management and execution teams
• Driving improvements to tendering processes, increasing quality, accuracy and efficiency across the team
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the wider region, including supporting future tendering requirements in the Nordics
• Contributing as a member of the Stafford local management team
• Remaining actively involved in tender preparation and personally managing selected offers once established in the role
  Do you want to lead a talented tendering team and turn complex customer requirements into competitive technical and commercial proposals?, You should be a natural people leader with strong commercial awareness and a talent for bringing structure to complex, fast-moving work. You will bring:
• Previous experience leading, supervising or coordinating a team, with the ability to coach and develop people at different stages of their careers
• The capability to manage workloads, allocate resources and balance multiple priorities and deadlines without losing sight of quality
• Experience reviewing and interpreting customer or technical specifications, identifying missing information and coordinating the clarification needed to develop an offer
• An understanding of how customer requirements are translated into technical and commercial proposals
• Commercial awareness gained within tendering, sales, commercial operations, project management, engineering or another relevant technical-commercial environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working across commercial, technical and operational teams
• A proactive and structured approach to problem-solving, with the confidence to challenge incomplete information or competing priorities constructively
• A willingness to remain actively involved in tender preparation and personally manage selected offers once established in the role
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification would be beneficial; however, we are equally interested in the knowledge and capability you may have developed through relevant professional experience. Previous experience in tendering, bid or proposal management would be advantageous but is not essential. Experience within power transmission, energy, utilities, engineering or a related industrial sector would also be beneficial. We welcome applications from candidates whose relevant leadership and commercial experience has been gained in an adjacent industry.
• GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is helping lead a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonise it. Our name reflects our mission. "GE" carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. "Ver" signals Earth's lush ecosystems, while "Nova" represents the new era of lower-carbon energy that we are helping to deliver. Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the transition towards more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. We help our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety and quality of life.
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• Every action shapes our future. That is why our north star is a culture of impact, where everyone is empowered to thrive and achieve. Addressing the urgent need for a more sustainable electric power system and reducing the carbon intensity of electricity generation are global priorities, and we take our responsibility seriously. Our mission at GE Vernova is to electrify to thrive and decarbonise. Our technologies play a significant role in generating and transmitting electricity around the world, and we continue to develop the solutions needed for a more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy future. If we want the future of energy to be different, we must be different. Join us and be part of the Energy of Change.
• We're Determined to Be the Best Place to Grow We believe that strong careers are built through varied experiences, meaningful connections and continuous development. We are committed to providing you with the tools to navigate and shape a career journey that supports both your personal and professional goals. Your people leader and trusted mentors will support you as you develop your career. With opportunities to move across teams and functions, your career can continue evolving while sustainability remains at the heart of everything we do. We also prioritise fair pay, performance-based rewards and wellbeing programmes that support you and your family.