Tender Expert

About the job

Location: Schneider Electric, Zagreb

We are looking for a highly motivated employee to join Schneider Electric Front Office Tendering team. Do you dream of working in a company that is driven by a meaningful purpose? An inclusive company that empowers you to do your best and be innovative? We are looking for a Tender Expert to make an impact!

At Schneider Electric, we believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. We empower all to do more with less, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment. We provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. Schneider Electric is seeking innovative and highly-skilled, personable professionals. They possess strong facilitation skills and the ability to translate and convey difficult concepts to groups with varied skill sets.

Key responsibilities:

• Analyzes reasonably complex RFQs (Request For Quotation) within core business and with few unreleased contents

• Prepares optimal technical solution

• Prepares costing as per processes and tools

• Prepares offer documentation

• Performs advanced risk analysis

• Supports the Opportunity Leader during customer negotiations and closing of the deal

• Lead complex type of tenders and propose best Tendering Setup with the Opp Leader to win the project

• Lead project team in tender preparation (Technical, Contract, Purchasing, Finance, HSE, Quality, Logistiscs, Workshop & Site Works, etc)

• Manage tender risk analysis with SRM department

• Actively facing customer, in solution preparation, negotiations and closing of the deal

Qualifications that would make you successful on the role:

• Technical background, VI or VII level degree in electrical engineering

• 3+ years of experience in related field

• Expertise of LV and understanding of MV Electrical distribution systems

• Knowledge of commercial terms and conditions

• Familiar with the local market and customers

• Commercial negotiation skills

• Commercial judgement – ability to estimate the potential value of an enquiry/tender, and the chance of success

• Goal and target oriented

• Good communication and organizational skills

• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Passion for learning and continuous improvement

• Intercultural competence

• Digital skills (full computer literacy, skills in Windows Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Benefits we offer:

• Flexible working hours

• Hybrid working model

• Private health insurance & life insurance

• Working in a pleasant environment and being a part of the highly talented, professional, energetic and friendly team

• Learning and collaboration with experts from various market segments

• Financial, legal, and psychological assistance program

• Family policy – Parental leave & Care leave

• Having a chance to be mentored by any worldwide expert inside Schneider Electric

• Building a managerial, technical and/or consulting career path in the #1 world sustainable multinational company

• A company culture that encourages performance and cooperation

Let us learn about you! Apply today. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our team! We will only contact candidates based on the best matches.

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work. Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.

• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives.

• Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

• Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us. IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world. We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one. Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

• €40 billion global revenue

• +9% organic growth

• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do. At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

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