Senior Category Manager (CAT1)

Techconnect; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 350,000,000 - 650,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Techconnect in Jakarta Pusat seeks an experienced Tendering and Contracts Manager to lead end-to-end tender processes and contract development, ensuring timely finalization and adherence to company standards.

You will manage complex, high-value contracts, drive negotiations for optimal cost, and coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve issues during tendering, execution, and post-contract stages.

Qualifications

• Experience managing tender and contract development lifecycle from receipt to award.
• Strong knowledge of contract terms, risk allocation, and procurement governance.
• Ability to interpret contracts and provide practical commercial advice to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Handle tendering process and contract development end-to-end.
• Manage complex, high-value contracts and resolve major commercial issues.
• Clarify, evaluate, and recommend tender decisions.
• Lead negotiations to achieve best cost while maintaining quality.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders during tendering, contract execution, and post-contracts.

Skills

Tendering process

Contract management

Negotiation

Cost optimization

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Bahasa Indonesia

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Law/Engineering/Supply Chain/Procurement/Finance

Job description

• Handling and management of tendering process and contract development from receiving of tender request until contract document finalization in timely manner complying with the company standards and procedures
• Handling of major complex contract and solving of major complex problem.
• Clarification, evaluation, recommendation of tender.
• Delivery of analytical and negotiation skill to achieve the best cost
• Facilitation and driving of resolution meeting to obtain improvements for each issue in tendering process, ongoing contracts and post-contracts.
• Interpretation of contracts providing advice and support to operational personnel in contracts management
• Facilitation of the continuous improvement process of on-going contracts.
• Analysis of opportunities and issue to capture improvement.
• Administration management of performance based agreement

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in tendering, procurement, commercial, or contract management, including at least 3 years managing complex contracts.
• Proven ability to manage the full tender and contract-development lifecycle, from request receipt through evaluation, negotiation, award, and contract finalization.
• Strong experience handling major, high-value, and complex contracts and resolving significant commercial or contractual issues.
• Excellent analytical, commercial-evaluation, cost-optimization, and negotiation skills.
• Strong knowledge of contract terms, risk allocation, procurement governance, company procedures, and relevant legal or regulatory requirements.
• Ability to interpret contracts and provide practical commercial and contractual advice to operational stakeholders.
• Proven ability to facilitate resolution meetings and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders during tendering, contract execution, and post-contract stages.
• Experience managing performance-based agreements, contractor performance, contract administration, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills, with proficiency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.