Tendering Leader — Lead High-Value Bids & Team Growth

Schneider Electric; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 142,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Tendering Leader in the United States to guide a team through high-value opportunities, combining strategic thinking, commercial expertise, and leadership to deliver winning tender responses.

You will develop and coach a mid- to senior-level team, own governance, collaborate with commercial, legal, contracts, and business stakeholders, and stay hands-on when needed to drive outcomes across Power Systems and Digital Power tenders.

Qualifications

• Approximately 8+ years of combined tendering, bid management, proposal management, and/or leadership experience.
• Experience in Electrical Distribution, Power Systems, Digital Power, or Engineered Projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and enable a team of Tender Managers while building a high-performing tendering organization.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and ongoing development to continuously enhance team capability and performance.
• Own tendering governance within the assigned business perimeter and ensure compliance with Schneider Electric processes, policies, and corporate governance requirements.
• Drive business performance and accountability for tendering outcomes, deliverables, and results.
• Manage medium-complexity Power Systems and Digital Power tendering activities, supporting contractor, distributor, and customer-facing opportunities.
• Lead organizational and process transformation initiatives that improve tendering effectiveness and support evolving business needs.
• Partner with commercial, technical, legal, compliance, contracts, and business stakeholders throughout the bid and tendering process.
• Effectively manage stakeholder relationships and executive leadership expectations.
• Support strategic decision-making and assume accountability for business and operational outcomes.
• Remain actively engaged in tendering activities and provide hands-on support during high-priority or resource-constrained situations.
• Foster collaboration, teamwork, and operational excellence across the tendering organization.
• Help scale and develop a growing team as the organization expands.

Skills

Collaboration

Cost Management

Pricing Strategy

Tendering

Communication

Contract Management

Strategic Thinking

Risk Management

Job description

Schneider Electric is seeking a Tendering Leader in the United States to guide a team through high-value opportunities, combining strategic thinking, commercial expertise, and leadership to deliver winning tender responses.

You will develop and coach a mid- to senior-level team, own governance, collaborate with commercial, legal, contracts, and business stakeholders, and stay hands-on when needed to drive outcomes across Power Systems and Digital Power tenders.