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We are currently seeking a talented Commercial Tender Engineer to support our Control & Safety, and Telemetry business streams within the Process Automation (PA).
Responsibilities
- Own the total responsibility for all assigned Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQ ), request for Proposal / Quotation ( RFP / RFQ ) and general proposal submissions.
- Analyze technical specifications and associated documentation, liaising directly with Customers (& EPCs) to qualify scope, as required.
- Understands and can effectively communicate opportunity strategy to all key stakeholders, highlighting areas of challenge to be addressed.
- Formulate and publish bid plans, engage required resources, and also agree on contributor deadlines, driving progress through to completion via initial ‘Kick Off’ meeting & subsequent update calls.
- Report against assigned workload, highlighting issues and proactive steps taken to resolve.
- Drive cost optimisation across Solution, Execution & Supply Chain, ensuring Solution is aligned to strategy, an appropriate mix of engineering resources are utilised, and 3rd party costs are minimised.
- Ensure Operational Risks & costs are reviewed, considering contractual Terms & Conditions.
- Ensured T&Cs are reviewed timely, in line with the bid plan, with all financial documentation for review and approval, ensuring a balanced approach to sell, cost & risk, to maximise GM, in line with Deal Winning Strategy ( DWS ); utilising appropriate business tools – Global Tendering Tool ( GTT ) / Contract Quote Authorization ( CQA ) / Costing Work Book ( CWB ) / PA Opportunity Review Template ( ORT ).
Further JD:
- Prepare an appropriate written response to each enquiry, ensuring peer review and accuracy of solution, execution & commercial content. As well as all requested supplementary documentation in the required format(s).
- Plan, schedule & lead all required Commercial ( CQA ) and Operational ( MPO ) approval calls in line with process and Delegation of Authority ( DoA ). Ensure required documentation is submitted on time to support successful ‘first-time‘ approval to meet required submission deadlines.
- Drive governance and compliance with SE company and local business standards and procedures to meet required deadlines.
- Support the Opportunity Leader during customer negotiations, as required.
- Engage with internal departments to allow timely proposal handover & post-order receipt.
- Proactively contribute to Win / Loss Analysis reviews and also adopt ‘Best Practices’ to improve processes and behaviours.
Qualification
- Proven experience within a Commercial Tendering role and simultaneously having a technical engineering background and strong project execution knowledge.
- Technical knowledge shall include either DCS / Safety / PLC / Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) applications. As well as a Software License Selection & an understanding of Cyber Security.
- IT literate with good working knowledge of standard MS Office applications. As well as knowledge of MS Teams, MS Planner, and ideally, Bridge Front Office ( BFO ).
- Furthermore, willingness to perform additional required duties to support the pre-sales function.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
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