Manager II, Tender / Quotation Management

Schneider Electric; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Schneider Electric seeks a Tender and Quotation Management Manager to lead a high-performing team through complex, high-value opportunities. You will drive strategic commercial decisions, craft winning tenders, and guide cost estimates and offer documentation to differentiate our solutions.

This role blends leadership, commercial insight, and collaboration across functions in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include overseeing end-to-end tender cycles for Capex and Opex projects,

Qualifications

• Collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver cohesive tender responses
• Accurate cost estimates balancing competitiveness with margins
• Develop commercial strategies that win business and maximize profitability
• Lead complex bid processes from RFQ analysis through final submission
• Translate technical solutions into compelling commercial narratives
• Ensure compliance with legal and company policy requirements
• Define differentiated approaches to position us to win
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks in tender scenarios

Responsibilities

• Oversee complete tendering cycles for Capex and Opex projects, ensuring quality, compliance, and competitive positioning
• Develop winning strategies by interpreting complex customer requirements and aligning solutions with business objectives
• Guide your team in creating accurate cost estimates and compelling offer documentation that differentiate us in the market
• Evaluate commercial risks and provide strategic recommendations on pricing, contract structures, and profitability optimization

Skills

Collaboration

Cost Management

Pricing Strategy

Tendering

Communication

Contract Management

Strategic Thinking

Risk Management

Job description

Join us as a Tender and Quotation Management Manager, where you'll lead a team through complex, high-value opportunities. This role combines strategic thinking, commercial expertise, and leadership to deliver winning solutions that drive business growth.

What will you do?

• Oversee complete tendering cycles for Capex and Opex projects, ensuring quality, compliance, and competitive positioning
• Develop winning strategies by interpreting complex customer requirements and aligning solutions with business objectives
• Guide your team in creating accurate cost estimates and compelling offer documentation that differentiate us in the market
• Evaluate commercial risks and provide strategic recommendations on pricing, contract structures, and profitability optimization

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Collaboration — advanced level; orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver cohesive tender responses
• Cost Management — advanced level; building accurate estimates that balance competitiveness with margin protection
• Pricing Strategy — advanced level; developing commercial approaches that win business while maximizing profitability
• Tendering — advanced level; leading complex bid processes from RFQ analysis through final submission
• Communication — intermediate level; translating technical solutions into compelling commercial narratives
• Contract Management — intermediate level; ensuring compliance with legal and company policy requirements
• Strategic Thinking — intermediate level; defining differentiated approaches that position us to win
• Risk Management — intermediate level; identifying and mitigating commercial exposure in tender scenarios

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Confident leader who motivates teams and drives performance through complex, multi-faceted challenges
• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance customer value and commercial success
• Independent decision-maker comfortable navigating ambiguity and making impactful choicesInnovative thinker who continuously seeks ways to improve processes and outcomes

What's in it for me?

• High-impact role where your strategies directly influence business growth and market success
• Opportunity to lead and develop a skilled team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Exposure to diverse, challenging tenders that expand your expertise and strategic capabilities
• Collaborative culture that values your insights and empowers you to make meaningful decisions

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 142,400 - USD 213,600 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family.

We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future.

We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career.

We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace.

We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community.

We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

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

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

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