Roles & Responsibilities
The Capture team leader ( CTL) is primarily focused on the tendering and sales activity for High Voltage Distributed Current (HVDC) . Dedicated to facilitating relationships with external customers via the tendering process, you will manage the non-technical Global business disciplines to include tendering strategy, pricing and commercial / legal negotiations
Roles and Responsibilities
- Support GSI and the region goals for orders and CM targets for HVDC Projects in defined geographies
- Be an active member of the GSI commercial organization
- Coordination of the regional commercial and product teams, enhancing sales capabilities and formulizing / executing business intelligent processes for HVDC projects
- Develop and support strategy and target costing as well as forecast management for specific HVDC projects opportunities.
- Provide leadership and guidance to HVDC Product Delivery Group to deliver on-time and high-quality tender submissions and subsequent clarification responses
- Identify resources to support HVDC tender preparation and submission
- Lead HVDC deal reviews / approvals in accordance with underlying delegation of authority
- Responsible for ITO Policy process compliance including risk management process rigor and compliance
- Facilitate regional and HQ R-reviews and deal approvals for HVDC projects
- Provide hands-on leadership for critical HVDC deals
- Support and drive the final deal negotiation process and, if necessary, lead the final customer negotiations in conjunction with the sales team
- Lead and support the development of a high performing ITO tender team by attracting and training the right talent
- Enhance the commercial expertise (across the entire sales and Commercial Operations teams) by developing and implementing formal training programs and by tactical and strategic deal support
- Manage and improve regional operating metrics, such as productivity, proposal throughput / yield, cost accuracy, or cycle time measures
- Manage the regional commercial operations workload, drive common commercial processes
- Ensure compliance, integrity and EHS standards are met
- Ensure continuous & effective communication amongst all stakeholders
- Drive global initiatives such as ITO improvements, bid prioritization or delegation of authorities
Qualifications
Masters or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with at least 10 years experience in HVDC projects is essentialManage HVDC project from entire early-phase process from technical specification and contract terms to bid evaluation, negotiation and contract signing, leading to project launch is essentialLed strategic planning for HVDC project development, including government / agency; coordinate technical specification development and project scheduling is essentialAble to review and propose contract model improvements reflecting HVDC market trendsExperience in leading the preparation of technical and commercial proposal for HVDC projectsDesired
Significant & relevant experience in sales, commercial operations, risk or marketingStrong presentation skillsHave a clear understanding of the commercial levers for contractual obligation (and how to manage them over the duration of the contract)Ability to direct complex daily activity of multiple work streams, focused on issue resolutionA good understanding of contract management principles, the ability to manipulate and "shape" deals and formulateAbility to form relationships that facilitates viable client solutions.Tell employers what skills you have
Customer Negotiations
Strategic Planning
Target Costing
Contract Management
Throughput
Tender Submissions
Team Lead
Presentation Skills
Team Leader
Tendering
Voltage
Tender Preparation
Electrical Engineering
EHS