Tendering Engineer in Leeds

Overview

Schneider Electric has a great opportunity for the right person to join our well-established team as a Tendering Engineer in Leeds. Work within the Tendering Team to produce quotations for Leeds medium voltage products, meeting the expected service levels of customers and achieve and exceed quotation lead time and conversion rates.

What you will be doing:

• Produce tenders as necessary according to department loading demands.
• Review technical enquiries and identify those which can be offered using the standard pricing.
• Work in collaboration with the external salesforce to support and execute strategies to establish products and solutions during identification phase.
• Ensure that Standard quotation and pricing tools used within the tendering process are kept continually updated to meet market needs.
• Review and approve tender price/costing estimates and submit for management approval in accordance with the tendering processes.
• Ensure that formal risk analysis and mitigation is carried out on appropriate tenders and is submitted with approval requests.
• Ensure all orders received against a tender are properly verified to be in line with the quotation and all information is present prior to handover to contracts.

What will make you successful:

• Sound commercial knowledge of the customer base and their business drivers.
• Strong technical knowledge, including a clear understanding of competitor offerings and the latest switchgear technologies.
• Demonstrated track record in contract administration and proposal management.
• Awareness of the company's manufacturing/purchasing strategy & manufacturing capability.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to manage contract amendments.
• Willingness to upskill on commercial terms and conditions.
• Understanding of the function of other departments.

What’s in it for you:

• Opportunity to work on diverse projects ranging from local tenders to complex solution proposals.
• Development of expertise across multiple business areas and technologies.
• Career growth through exposure to various aspects of contract and proposal management.
• Collaborative environment working with cross-functional teams.
• Platform to enhance your commercial and technical knowledge.

What we offer you:

• Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme.
• 28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays.
• Holiday Buy & programme.
• Pension Scheme.
• Employee Share Ownership Programme.
• Various Health & Wellbeing Support Options.
• Gym Flex.
• Career Hub (internal mobility opportunities + access to mentors & projects globally).
• Shopping & Dining Discounts.
• Learning Portal and much more.

At Schneider Electric, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, it’s an integral part of our history, culture, and identity. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve. As a result, our teams are stronger to drive the company’s future.

“We are proudly participating in the Disability Confident Program offering support to people in the workplace who consider themselves living with a disability.”

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