Bids & Tenders Specialist UK & Nordics

Title: Bids & Tenders Specialist UK & Nordics

Location: Remote, Europe

Languages: English and Swedish

The Bids & Tenders Specialist UK & Nordics will manage tenders, quotations, contracts, and pricing as well as other ad-hoc activities in UK and Scandinavia and potentially other regions in EMEA should there be a business need.

Under limited supervision, general direction and in accordance with all applicable government laws, regulation and ASP policies, procedures and guidelines, the Bids & Tenders Specialist UK & Nordics will:

• 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.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Certifications/Licenses, and Affiliations :

• Fluency in English and Swedish. Other language skills are also a strong asset.

• Strong experience with commercial departments (Sales, Marketing and Finance)

• Knowledge of Customer Relationship Management tools, especially Salesforce and SAP Highly Valued:

• Tender & Bid Management

• Public Procurement & Compliance

• Tender Portal Management

• Contract & Commercial Review

• Stakeholder Coordination

• Project Management

• Strong analytical and structured mindset

Here are a few examples of the traits we value for this role:

• The ability to gather data, perform analysis, and clearly articulate conclusions and recommended strategy.

• Attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong sense of urgency.

• Ability to thrive within environment of deadlines and pressure

• Personal integrity and strong ethics are critical to success in this position

• 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 indep