Manager, Tender Management East Asia C&SP

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The Role: Manager, Tender Management East Asia C&SP

What will you do?

In charge of the tendering of the Data Center opportunities of key customers in East Asia and Japan
During the pre-tender stage and with the support of the commercial team, technical leader and global team,

1. Promote, influence, prescribe Schneider Electric technologies & value-add to maximize chance of success during tender stage.
2. Manage the pipeline of opportunities to be tendered with the account(s) in East Asia and Japan
and launch any actions with stakeholder that will enable Schneider Electric to be set for success during tender & execution.

During the tender stage,
1. Be the single point of contact to the commercial team and customer during the offer preparation.
2. Contribute to the tender strategy definition with the commercial team, define the tendering team (local/regional) as well as the tender budget required to bid the opportunity.
3. Be accountable & responsible for executing the tender strategy of the portfolio of opportunities of your key customer(s) in East Asia and Japan.
4. Drive the end-to-end tender process, prioritizing multiple concurrent requests and delivering tender and costing inputs at short notice (as little as 1 day) when required.
5. With the support of the technical leader, factories & other support functions, and the Subject Matter Experts (Finance, Contract management, Tax, Logistics, Purchasing…), lead the project execution costing, assess the overall project risk profile & set appropriate mitigation plans.
6. Leverage lessons learned gathered from previous tenders/projects to mitigate risk during execution & drive productivity and support the price positioning.
7. With the support of the commercial team, global team & technical leader, make sure the offer being prepared meets customer key success criteria (price, lead time, consistency with previous offers ....) while addressing local specificities (tax, local regulations….). When needed, challenge deliverables of team and suppliers to ensure we have a "winning offer" to submit.
8. Remain in constant communication with the commercial team to validate the positioning of our offer, confirm the offer submission schedule while meeting company project processes, and manage senior management, legal and other non-technical stakeholders along the way.
9. Lead the internal tender review and internal approval process before submitting the offer to customer

After submission of the offer:
1. Support the account team during negotiations with customer
2. Strive to reach mutual agreement during negotiation with customer while remaining in the approved mandate defined during the internal tender review/approval gate.
3. Before signing customer purchase order, ensure it falls under the pre-approved mandate. If not, assess gaps and seek management approval or re-negotiate with customer.
4. Lead the transfer to execution & gather lessons learned for future opportunities.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Strategic thinking with the ability to define winning approaches for complex opportunities
• Strong analytical mindset to interpret customer needs and translate them into optimal solutions
• Collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams and mentoring colleagues
• Resilience and adaptability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
• Proven ability to drive the tender process end to end, with strong organizing and prioritizing skills when multiple requests come in at the same time
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including with senior management, legal and non-technical teams
• Able to handle short turnaround times, e.g. preparing a tender / costing within 1 day
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent); Master's degree is a plus
• Fluent English.
• Other languages (e.g. Chinese) is a plus.
• 10 to 15 years in Solution Tendering &/or Customer project environment, with experience in large and complex tender / projects (e.g. E-house projects)
• 5 years successful experience in project team management (functional management), remote project team management is a plus
• Experience in data center environment is an advantage, but not mandatory; open to candidates from non-data center backgrounds
• Proven ability to lead functional and remote team including various profiles (Local TM, Contract, Technical, SMEs...)
• Ability to understand, influence & convince in a complex matrix environment
• Aptitude to withstand time pressure and stress while keeping high performance level
• Ability to learn from others, share their knowledge, coach others and collaborate efficiently.
• Coverage of East Asia and Japan, based in Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand.

What’s in it for me?

• Global Family Leave
• Comprehensive medical coverage for employee and dependents
• Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership
• Hybrid work arrangement (New Ways of Working)
• …and more!

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