Tendering Specialist - Substation Automation & Protection

Hitachi, Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Chennai seeks a Data Center Tendering Specialist focused on Control & Protection and Substation Automation systems. You will interact with cross-functional teams and contribute to tender management across global projects.

The role requires strong analytical and negotiation skills, hands-on tendering and risk assessment experience, and proficiency with MS Office. You will ensure compliance and drive timely, high-quality deliverables, upholding Hitachi Energy's safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical & Electronics with 5–10 years of experience.
• Sound knowledge in Protection & Control products & Substation Automation systems.
• Prior engineering & tendering experience to handle tenders and manage risk assessments.
• Very high awareness of quality and standardization incl. reuse.
• Very good analytical skills and strong negotiation abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse customer needs and prepare Bill of Materials, deviation lists and detailed product configurations.
• Deliver accurate cost estimations as per tender scope of work.
• Elaborate bid prices and offering strategy in coordination with the team manager.
• Participate in the Risk Review process as needed in accordance with Company policy.
• Verify the commercial and legal interests of the offer with Front end Sales and Commercial & legal advisor; monitor progress of tender deliverables and follow up on scope and time.
• Work with cross-functional and cross-border teams and cope with a flexible-load environment.
• Promote process feedback to the organization and ensure a positive customer experience with quality deliverables on time.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Live Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Quality awareness

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical & Electronics

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

The opportunity:

As a Data Center Tendering Specialist, you will be focusing on Control & Protection & Substation Automation systems, you will have many interfaces and interesting work tasks, and you will get great opportunities for learning and development working on potential future projects across the globe. Our team culture is flexible, transparent, and cooperative. You will join as an integral member of a diverse and fast-paced tender management team at a time when the demand for our solutions is booming and we are expanding to help our clients reach their environmental targets.

How you'll make an impact:

• Analyse customer needs and Prepare Bill of Materials, deviation list and detailed product configurations.

• Deliver accurate cost estimations as per tender scope of work.

• In coordination with the team manager, elaborate bid prices and offering strategy.

• Participate in the Risk Review process as needed in accordance with Company policy.

• Verify the commercial and legal interests of the offer with Front end Sales and "Commercial & legal advisor", monitor progress of tender deliverables and perform continuous follow-up on tender scope and time.

• Proactive and result-driven professional with the ability to work with cross-functional and cross-border teams as well as to cope with a flexible-load environment.

• Promote process feedback to the organization, promote a positive customer experience by submitting quality deliverables on time.

• You will be 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:

• Bachelor Degree with 5 to 10 years of experience in Electrical & Electronics.

• Sound knowledge in Protection & Control products & Substation Automation systems.

• Prior engineering & tendering experience, to handle tenders and manage risk assessments.

• Very high awareness of quality and standardization incl. Re-use.

• Very good analytical skills, has good negotiation skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft office tools (Excel, Word & Power-point).

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.