Associate Project Engineer - Sales Support Specialist

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Chennai, India, seeks an APE - Sales Support Specialist to prepare timely offers for GIS/RFQ and collaborate across sales and product groups.

You will analyze customer needs, ensure proposals align with Hitachi Energy procedures, and support regional teams with tendering processes. The role requires 1–3 years in GIS/EPC or HV/MV sales & tendering, strong English communication, and knowledge of power grid market offerings.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineer with 1–3 years in GIS or EPC or HV/MV sales & tendering.
• Experience in preparing offers/quotations.
• Experience with sales/tendering tools.
• Knowledge of Power Grid Market & System offerings.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely offers/quotations for GIS RFQ/Enquiries.
• Determine technical and cost-effective solutions.
• Collaborate with Sales support team for country/region customers.
• Work with Product Group, Territory Marketing & Service Sales Managers.
• Review and analyze offers/quotations documents and specs.
• Prepare complete commercial quotations with various strategies.
• Support ASMs during offers/quotations for follow-up and clarifications.
• Ensure compliance with internal/external procedures and guidelines.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Quotations/Tendering

Sales Support

English Communication

HV Power Systems

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Tendering tools

Tendering software

Job description

Job Description:

The Opportunity

Currently, we are looking for a suitable candidate to fulfill the role of APE - Sales Support Specialist at our India Operations Centre (INOPC) in Chennai, India.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Prepare Timely and comprehensive offers / Quotations for Gas Insulated switchgear RFQ / Enquires.
• Determine most technical appropriate and cost- effective solutions
• Collaborate across the Sales support team in offering solutions to country / region specific customers.
• Close collaboration with the Product Group Territory Marketing & Service Sales Managers responsible for the global market.
• Analyze customer needs through general market info and information provided by Service FES/Territory Managers.
• Ensure all proposals follow relevant Hitachi Energy Procedures and guidelines
• Rationalize terms and conditions
• Review and analyse the Offers/Quotations technical documents and requirements and identifies the scope of supply, configuration of the product with relevant options, prepares list of technical deviations and clarifications, prepares data sheets, prepares comments to customer’s technical specifications including quality plans, painting specifications, document lists, etc.
• Preparation of complete commercial quotation considering different strategies.
• Supporting ASMs during Offers/Quotations for adequate follow-up and proper answers during the Offer clarification process.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• 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

• Electrical Engineer with 1 to 3 years of professional work experience in GIS or EPC or any High voltage / medium voltage electrical product sales & tendering.
• Experience and skill to prepare and support Offer / quotation Process.
• Experienced in Sales / tendering tools (Any Sales / tendering tools)
• Knowledge of Power Grid Market & System offerings
• Excellent communication skills in English

Requirements

Publication date : 2026-09-22