Tender / Quotation Specialist

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 250,000,000 - 350,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Indonesia is seeking a seasoned Sales Engineer/Project Control specialist to support bid development for transformer products, power substations and switchgear. You will prepare technical and commercial proposals, evaluate suppliers, and manage risk and costs.

Based in Jakarta, you will collaborate with sales, supply chain, and stakeholders, ensure tender documentation is complete, and maintain compliance with Hitachi Energy policies while delivering high-quality bids.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Sales Engineering or Project control related to transformer products, power substation, LV, MV and HV switchgear.
• Solid knowledge of substations within the electrical power market.
• Experience in proposal estimation, tender management, and risk analysis.
• Time management, presentation, and planning skills; ability to relate technical information to non-technical customers.
• Expert in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT) & Salesforce.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Good in English communication.
• Location – Jakarta.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Sales Managers during meetings and prepare proposals (technical and commercial) based on customer specifications or budgets.
• Identify potential vendors for equipment/materials/services and evaluate supplier offers against specifications.
• Ensure tenders are well documented with full and accurate costs, and identify risks in bids and contracts.
• Participate in Risk Review procedures and ensure inputs from related functions are provided on time.
• Regularly report bid status and analyze reasons for wins/losses.
• Coordinate requests to subcontractors with Supply Chain Management.
• Prepare post-order documentation and ensure compliance with commercial processes.

Skills

Sales engineering

Project control

Tender management

Risk analysis

English communication

Time management

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description:

How you’ll make an impact:

• You will provide any necessary technical support to Sales Managers during technical meetings, responsible for collecting all information needed to prepare the proposal, including both technical and cost elements and creating and complete bid documents (Technical proposal and Commercial proposal based on customer specification or customer bid document or customer budget).
• You will identify potential vendors for equipment and materials and service required in the project and technically evaluate supplier offers to check match with specifications, collect and archive documentation regarding the offer/order and records assumptions and decisions taken during the development process.
• You will ensure tenders are well documented in a timely manner and with appropriate level of detail, including full and accurate costs, identify potential risks in the bids, quotations, estimate, and in any related contract agreements across customers/channels.
• You will provide information and/or participate in the Risk Review procedure and process in accordance with Hitachi Energy policy, ensure that inputs from related functions for editing activities are provided on time and according to established quality procedures.
• You will regularly report the status of the bids using defined tools and collects and analyses the reasons for tenders being lost and won.
• You will collaborate with Supply Chain Management to coordinate requests to subcontractors.
• You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Preparing post order documentation and following applicable commercial processes prior to handover.
• 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:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Sales Engineering field or working as Project control role with relevant to transformer products, power substation, LV, MV and HV switchgear is preferred.
• Solid knowledge of substations within the electrical power market.
• Experience in proposal estimation, tender management, and risk analysis.
• Time management, presentation, and planning skills. The ability to relate technical information to non-technical customers.
• Expert in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT) & Salesforce.
• Strong in collaborative and communication skills.
• Good in English communication.
• Location – Jakarta.

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