Tender Manager & Team Leader - 006JJZ

Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, endpoint to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries. We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.
Great people make Schneider Electric a great company.
We seek a Tender Manager / Team Leader with a customer centric mindset. In this role you will lead and drive a team which is both responsible and accountable for providing technical support, quotations and project deployment for our Secure Power & Data Centre solutions customers. You will be responsible of coordinating solution engineering, bid strategy and project management. Your team supports the zone’s sales teams with complex customer requirements and offers solutions which add value for the customer.
Your responsibilities:
• Ensure the team has the correct level of experience to deliver a great customer experience.
• Participate in management’s evaluation of potential bidding projects.
• Planning, budgeting and risk assessment of tender projects, followed by implementation.
• Collect information from colleagues and suppliers, e.g. technical data, process and schedules.
• Create procurement documents for subcontractors and evaluate incoming tenders.
• Lead and quality assure projects and ensure that they follow our defined process.
• Manage complex bidding projects but also handle smaller and faster bids.
• Collaborate effectively with all the stakeholders in the organization.
You will report to VP of Data Centre Applications and your team is part of Schneider Electric's European expert organization, which works with all major players in the market.
About you
• You have a master’s in science degree or similar.
• Strong experience in tender management.
• Ability to collaborate in an international setting and fluency in English & Swedish.
To succeed in this role, you need excellent communication skills and ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers. You have a strong ability to influence and convince and motivation to deliver first rate customer service. You have strong interest in leadership and ability to coach your team to deliver results. You perform well under pressure and are used to navigating conflict situations. Most of all you have enthusiasm and drive to succeed in everything you do.
We offer you
• Great colleagues, modern working environment and flexible working hours.
• Opportunities to widen your expertise and international professional network.
• Great and continuous learning opportunities. Our employees are empowered to develop to their fullest potential, through equal opportunities for ongoing development.
• Competitive employee benefits.
Sounds interesting? Then join us and submit your online application with your CV and motivation letter latest by 21st February 2021. We will process applications on a rolling basis. For more information, please contact VP of Data Centre Applications Peter Baker +44 0791 7831 347.