Assistant Tender Manager
Kuala Lumpur
Permanent position
About Us:
James Fisher is a global engineering services company. From our origins as a ship owner and operator, we’ve evolved to provide the expertise and innovative technology our customers need in the harshest of environments across Energy, Defence and Maritime Transport.
We are relied on to help our customers deliver on their promises and realise their ambitions safely, efficiently and responsibly.
We have a strong heritage built on the foundations of our people and innovation. Alongside our valuable partnerships with customers, communities and suppliers, we are embedding a more sustainable approach across our business.
Our strategy is centred around the One James Fisher ambition. We are building a stronger, more cohesive engineering service company operating in the Blue Economy.
The Energy Division provides safe, sustainable products and services for two core markets, oil and gas and renewables.
The Role:
You are responsible for, and shall contribute to, achieving the goals of the Product Lines by preparing high quality tenders consisting of cost price, execution methodology, terms and conditions and risk analysis for all rentals, services and projects.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Management of bids through receipt of enquiry to submission and contract award.
- Ensure that bids are compliant with customer requirements and adhere to the Tendering process.
- Identify bid elements requiring contributions from internal departments, define these contributions, request from appropriate department and integrate into proposal.
- Write elements of bids not requiring subject matter expertise from the wider business.
- Manage bids through internal approval process.
- Manage client queries, drawing on the support of the wider organisation.
- Liaising with other relevant departments to develop technical solutions.
- Liaising with Contracts Managers to develop commercial solution / manage compliance.
- Working with the estimation cost model, providing robust bid estimates for internal approval.
- Working with the Sales Managers to provide further information as required.
- Ensure tender information on CRM is kept up to date and assist in future CRM development if required.
- Package up successful bids into a handover package to allow the project to commence.
- Lead pre-qualifications, liaising with other relevant departments to produce solutions in accordance with customer requirements.
Skills & Experience:
Proposal and tender writing with pricing/estimation experience is essential.
Commercial awareness.
Relevant experience in a business development, sales or a commercial function, ideally in Marine, Oil & Gas or other energy related industries.
*This role is to be based in Malaysia therefore you will need to have the right to reside and work in Malaysia to apply for this position.
Due to the volume of applications that we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
James Fisher & Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and as a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
James Fisher and Sons plc, are proud to be partnered with the Career Transition Partnership, the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement for over 20 years.