Senior Tender Specialist (Global Mega Projects)

Schneider Electric; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Family Leave

Medical coverage for employee and deps

Stock ownership program

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Senior Tender Specialist for Global Mega Projects to lead end-to-end bid activities in a complex, multi-system environment. You will coordinate design, estimating, risk mitigation, and commercial aspects across internal teams and external suppliers, ensuring compliant and competitive proposals.

The role involves potential remote/international collaboration and a focus on delivering optimal delivery for large-scale projects.

Qualifications

• Experience as multi-system integration technical leader in complex digital and electrical bids.
• Strong background in bid preparation, estimation, design review and risk management.
• Ability to lead cross-functional tender teams including technical and commercial SMEs.

Responsibilities

• Lead bid preparation for complex integrated solutions, ensuring high quality and cost efficiency.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of Schneider Electric power and digital products and communicate with customers.
• Gather inputs and quotes from internal and external stakeholders and ensure compliance with standards.
• Define tender strategy and lead remote/international tender teams of SMEs.
• Prepare commercial offers optimizing costs, risks, and customer satisfaction.
• Drive tender review, approvals, and ensure timely submission with complete documentation.
• Lead negotiations and customer techno-commercial discussions; drive project handover to execution.

Skills

Technical leadership

Bid management

Project management

Commercial acumen

Engineering knowledge

Job description

In Schneider Electric, everything we do is geared towards advancing progress and sustainability for all—our colleagues, customers, partners, and the communities and societies we serve.

Whether it's through our products, software, and services that propel the digital transformation of energy management and automation, or through our corporate citizenship and volunteer activities, we make a meaningful impact by empowering people and organizations to become more resilient, electric, and digital.

Which is where you come in. Working at Schneider Electric means working toward a cleaner, better world. You're part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

The Role: Senior Tender Specialist (Global Mega Projects)

What will you do?

• Experienced Multi-System Integration Technical Leader with full integrated solution and Ehouse experience. The ideal candidate to have a strong background in complex Digital+ Electrical bidding or engineering or project management with high commercial accumen. This role involves leading the bid preparation overseeing the design, development, estimation and technical/ commercial risk review/ mitigation & project planning of Complex integrated solutions, ensuring that our bid meets the highest standards of quality and most optimum cost.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of Schneider (or other OEMs) Power & Digital products, equipment and solutions. Communicates with customer andconsultant todetermine projectrequirements.
• Gather technical inputs and quotes from all tendering stakholders (Digital team, Ehouse provider, HVAC/ Fire & Gas detection and suppression system suppliers, Factories, Logistic Centers, internal entities & sub-contractors).
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.
• Determines current and future customer needs and provides quotation for optimum delivery based on plant capacity andcustomer requirements
• Reviews customer specifications/drawings & drives the technical team to ensure quote is technically compliant and competitive
• Understand, analyze, documentand compare contractual, technical and commercial terms and conditionsrelative to the company standard terms and achieve internal alignment with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Define tender internal strategy and lead tender team (potentially remote & international) of SMEs (logistic, technical, purchasing, site works, Contract....)
• Prepare on time the commercial offer optimising the costs, minimising the risks and meeting customer expectation to overtake competition.
• Master all aspects of the offer: technical proposal, purchasing, all contractual aspects, control risks, commercial environment, cash flow etc.
• Serves as peer expert for proposal questions including complex technical issues and bid strategies
• Prepare for and drive Tender review includingP&L summary, Risks & Opportunityanalysis, cash flow etc., capture comments from authorized Approvers/SMEs and amend offer accordingly. Initiate tender approval workflow and obtain approvals as per correct DoA. Submit offer complete and on time with no rejection for administrative reasons.
• Follow up on outstanding quotation to secure orders, improve quotation process and measure effectiveness.Communicates to group, importance of using new tools and technology to improve efficiency.
• Lead customer techno-commercial discussions and negotiations.
• Lead Review Before Signing (in case of availability of draft contract) and reassess as sold margin.
• Prepare and lead Project Handing Over to execution team.
• Monitor and review the performance of tendering process through preassigned KPIs Monitor margin deviation (vs. Validated).

What’s in it for me?

• Global Family Leave
• Comprehensive medical coverage for employee and dependents
• Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership
• Hybrid work arrangement (New Ways of Working)
• …and more!

Rewards designed for you

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: We see you and we value you. It’s more than just pay and benefits—it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed to help you perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential. The package helps you care for yourself and your family, plan your future, grow your skills and career, collaborate in an inclusive workplace, and contribute to your community. At Schneider Electric, we’re here for what matters most to you. Discover more at our Career Page.

* Country-specific programs and initiatives may be available.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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