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Bids & Tenders Specialist UK & Nordics
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Europe
Experience
3 years
Job description
The Bids & Tenders Specialist UK & Nordics manages tenders, quotations, contracts, and pricing for the UK and Scandinavia, and potentially other EMEA regions. The role leads pre-tender monitoring, tender submission, and post-tender activities in cooperation with commercial and other departments.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Europe
- Languages
- English – fluent, Swedish – fluent
- Pay
- EUR 38,600 – 64,400 / year
What you'll do
- Lead pre-tender monitoring activities, requirement assessment and liaise with Commercial, Legal, Marketing, Tax/Finance, HR, Quality, Regulatory and Compliance teams to gather required documentation to participate, work with Sales to develop pricing strategy, submit tenders and lead post-tender monitoring
- Cooperate with Commercial, Customer Service and Finance departments on Price Governance – this includes managing approvals for different type of deals as well contract compliance
- Show an understanding that B&T actions can directly impact SOX and engage in active collaboration towards it
- Manage Bids and Tender Tracking, Contracts, and Price reporting
- Independently drive the development of tender responses in close cooperation with mainly the Commercial as well as other departments
- Ensure on-time approval of economic and technical proposals part of the tender packages
- Manage all relevant administrative documents
- Manage direct contact to customers to clarify tender questions and ad-hoc requests
- Manage SalesForce & SAP systems to create quotes & execute customer-related actions
- Manage continuous improvement of reporting tools and review processes
- Ensure accurate update of systems and data bases
- Collaborate with cross-functional departments to drive continuous improvement
What we're looking for
- Fluency in English and Swedish
- Strong experience with commercial departments (Sales, Marketing and Finance)
- Knowledge of Customer Relationship Management tools, especially Salesforce and SAP
- Strong analytical and structured mindset
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong sense of urgency
- Ability to thrive within environment of deadlines and pressure
- Personal integrity and strong ethics
- A strong work ethic and passion for commercial success
- Ability to establish and maintain trust internally with many departments and externally with customers
- Strong sense of teamwork and satisfaction with success of team
- Passion for Continuous Improvement
- Flexibility and willingness to support other regions if required
- Be familiar with and able to thrive in a multinational and multicultural environment
- Ability to work independently as well as remotely
Nice to have
- Other language skills are also a strong asset
- Tender & Bid Management
- Public Procurement & Compliance
- Tender Portal Management
- Contract & Commercial Review
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Project Management
Benefits
- This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total
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About Fortive
What they value
- Continuous Improvement