Contract, Bid, and Proposal Manager

aborates with Supply Chain Management to coordinate requests to subcontractors.

**Customer relations**  
  
Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships to understand customer needs, promote customer understanding of full product/systems/services offering, and align to provide a solution. Ensures a positive customer experience throughout the sales/tendering process.  
  
**Coordination**  
  
In accordance with bid/estimate/quotation planning, ensures that inputs for editing activities are provided on time and according to established quality procedures. Manages external services to support bid/estimation preparation such as translations and governmental approvals.  
  
**Contracts/Sales**  
  
Creates added value for the customer and Hitachi Energy and ensures the successful outcome of transactions, contracts and proposals by using effective sales techniques. Communicates details in accordance with Hitachi Energy offering and strategy (delivery time, payments, and general terms and conditions).  
  
**Documentation**  
  
Collects and archives documentation regarding the offer/order and records assumptions and decisions taken during the development process. Regularly reports the status of the bids/estimates/quotations using defined tools and collects and analyses the reasons for tenders being lost and won.  
  
**Administration**  
  
Manages administrative procedures in contracts/sales processes, and supports collection and project management activities when needed.  
  
**Offer preparation**  
  
Prepares offers in coordination with the bid and proposal department and/or the Marketing Manager. Ensures appropriate technical and financial aspects of offers, including prices and trading conditions.  
  
**Target**  
  
Formulates competitive bids/estimates/quotations, taking into account best available product mix and appropriate technical and commercial considerations for each individual situation. Ensures tenders are well documented in a timely manner and with appropriate level of detail, including full and accurate costs.  
  
**Preparation**  
  
Manages the preparation of all technical (e.g. defining the most suitable technology and product type(s)), financial (e.g. total price sheet, cash flow analysis) and if necessary project management (e.g. quantifies hours of engineering and commissioning) aspects of the bid/estimate/quotation, indicating prices and trading conditions.  
  
**Risk**  
  
Identifies potential risks in the bids, quotations and estimates, and in any related contract agreements across customers/channels. Provides information and/or participates in the Risk Review process in accordance with Hitachi Energy policy.  
  
**Qualifications & Experience:**

• Degree or Diploma in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or equivalent

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Transformer Sales/Contracts Management, with some experience in HV products and or Substation.

• Good knowledge of the Southern African transformer market is a requirement.

• In depth understanding of the market and operating environment of the target region.

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