Tendering Leader: Lead Winning Bids & High-Impact Team

Schneider Electric; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 142,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Tendering Leader in the United States to guide a high‑performing team through complex, high‑value opportunities. You will combine strategic thinking, commercial expertise, and leadership to deliver winning bids that grow the business.

You will coach and develop Tender Managers, own governance, and partner with commercial, legal, contracts, and technical groups to drive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Approximately 8+ years of tendering, bid management, proposal management, and/or leadership experience.
• Experience in Electrical Distribution, Power Systems, Digital Power, or Engineered Projects.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Experience managing complex commercial opportunities, bids, tenders, or project pursuits.

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 closely 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 high‑performing team through complex, high‑value opportunities. You will combine strategic thinking, commercial expertise, and leadership to deliver winning bids that grow the business.

You will coach and develop Tender Managers, own governance, and partner with commercial, legal, contracts, and technical groups to drive outcomes.