Bid & Proposal Manager HVDC

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable​ energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation
“As our HVDC Bid & Proposal Manager you will be an important member in a committed team of people with great experience and competence in several areas within HVDC. In our multi-cultural organization, built on team spirit and cooperation, you will have a great deal of responsibility and develop both professionally and personally.”
– Samira Abbasinejad, Head of Bid & Proposal, Europe
As our Bid & Proposal Manager you will be leading a tendering team and work with our exciting and important tenders for HVDC. This role is based in Ludvika but you will collaborating with teams and customers all over the world. Join us and be a key contributor in the transformation for a more sustainable energy future, for this generation and those to come.
We are striving for a diverse team and especially encourage you who already have experience within HVDC to apply and grow in our team. We recruit for potential rather than from experience and are therefore interested to learn more about you and what you can contribute with.
Your responsibilities
Leading a Bid & Proposal team of technical, legal, tax, insurance and commercial experts for sales of large projects
Be enticed by working with tenders in a high performing international environment
Have frequent contacts with colleagues as well as clients globally in the international environment of the projects
Ensure that our bid strategy for specific projects is implemented and fulfilled, that our client relations are managed and ultimately that the total offering is meeting the customer expectations
Working closely with the business unit global sales team and be responsible for managing the entire bid process with the ultimate aim to present the offer to the end client
Living Hitachi Energy’s Leadership Pillars as a leader which means live our vision, work together, deliver promises, and develop people

Your background
As a leader you are inspirational, customer-focused, empowering, and accountable
You have work experience and interest of management of large-scale projects or tenders
You are communicative and collaborative, especially since the position entails interaction with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
Technical or commercial experience of HVDC systems or similar, is an advantage as you will be working with HVDC
You enjoy working in teams in a high demand environment and are comfortable to deal with international business clients
You are used to handle many tasks simultaneously and to work structured and methodically
As you will be part of a company that operates on a global arena, fluent in English is required. Knowing Swedish or other languages is a merit.

More about us
Are you ready to join Hitachi Energy for a career with no limits and a place where you can be yourself? We are ready for you.
Last day to send in your application is January 17. Due to Christmas holidays, it can take us some time to process your application and we kindly ask for your patience during this time.
More information: Recruiting Manager, Samira Abbasinejad, +46 107-383394, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer; Torbjörn Wilund, +46 107-38 25 73, or Mikael Hjort, +46 107-38 25 73; Ledarna: Christer Fridlund, +46 107-38 29 12; Unionen: Stefan Barkman, +46 107-38 33 04. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner, Alexandra Lind, alexandra.lind@hitachienergy.com.
The HVDC technology has been on the market for the past 60 years and is used to transmit power over long distances with minimal losses, using overhead lines, underground and submarine cable systems. Please find out more about our world leading technology at https://www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com/offering/product-and-system/hvdc.