Tender Manager (Entry Professional)

Hitachi, Ltd.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care

Financial Wellbeing

Family Care

Work-Life

Permissive Time Off

Employee Development

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Tendering Manager to turn customer needs into competitive, high-quality proposals across sales, engineering, and operations.

You will coordinate technical and commercial inputs, develop pricing strategies, review tender requirements, and support bid evaluations to drive business growth and customer success in the evolving power grid sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; electrical preferred.
• Process orientated, disciplined and result-focused.
• Willingness to travel 10–15%.

Responsibilities

• Review tender documents to understand customer requirements and scope.
• Prepare accurate, competitive quotations using cost analysis and benchmarks.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to gather technical and commercial inputs.
• Manage tender timelines to ensure high-quality, on-time submissions.
• Analyze bid opportunities and contribute to bid/no-bid decisions.
• Identify and assess risks in bids, contracts, and estimates plus present risk reviews.
• Maintain clear, compliant documentation and perform quality checks.
• Engage with customers and suppliers to clarify requirements and support a positive experience.

Skills

Process orientation

Structured and disciplined

Relationship building

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

The Opportunity

Join Hitachi Energy's Grid Integration team in a role where strategy, collaboration, and commercial insight come together to support the future of the power industry. As a Tendering Manager, you will help transform customer requirements into competitive, high-quality proposals that support business growth and customer success. Working at the intersection of sales, engineering, and operations, you will coordinate technical and commercial inputs, develop pricing strategies, review tender requirements, and support bid evaluations. You will engage with customers, collaborate across multiple functions, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen tendering excellence. This role offers an opportunity to build both commercial and technical expertise while gaining exposure across different areas of the organization. Your work will have a direct impact on delivering high-quality solutions, supporting positive customer outcomes, and helping shape future opportunities within the evolving power grid industry.

How you'll make an impact

• Review tender documents to understand customer requirements and scope
• Prepare accurate, competitive quotations using cost analysis and benchmarks
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to gather technical and commercial inputs
• Manage tender timelines to ensure high-quality, on-time submissions
• Analyze bid opportunities and contribute to bid/no-bid decisions
• Identify and assess risks in bids, contracts, and estimates plus present risk reviews
• Maintain clear, compliant documentation and perform quality checks
• Engage with customers and suppliers to clarify requirements and support a positive experience

Your background

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical is preferable).
• Process orientated, disciplined, structured, and high committed to the results.
• Proactive in establishing effective relationships and engaging with various team members.
• Ability to travel 10-15%.

More About Us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):

• Health Care (medical, dental, vision, etc.)
• Financial Wellbeing: (Employer sponsored pension - 401(k) Program with generous company match and contribution, Life/AD&D Insurance, disability insurance)
• Family Care: Life and Family (Legal, pet, auto, home, identity theft, etc.), special needs support, and adoption assistance
• Work-Life: Enhanced leave programs (FMLA, Military Service Leave, Maternal, Paternal, adoption, vacation, and holiday)

• Permissive Time Off: No accrued hours, take the time you need

• Employee Engagement and Development: Employee Resource Groups (depending on location), tuition reimbursement program, on-demand learning platforms

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