Commercial Bid Manager I
Full-Time
Commercial
At Vestas we are powered by the dream of changing the world. And to create a sustainable future, we are building a team of passioned visionaries. Would you like to join us?
With +157 GW of wind turbines installed in 88 countries, our sustainable energy solutions have already prevented 1.5 billion tonnes³ of CO₂ being emitted into the atmosphere and contributed to a more sustainable energy system.
Responsibilities
:- Partner with the assigned Sales teams to develop commercial strategies and solutions that will meet customer requirements as well as meet or exceed business goals.
- Work with assigned Sales department team members as well as cross-functional departments to support the business development processes to efficiently close sales transactions, including passage through various gate stages of the sales process.
- Coordinate information, relationships, and inputs from Sales, Service, and Operations to produce customer-facing value-based solutions, proposals, and pricing.
- Review written solicitation requirements and other relevant information to develop comprehensive, compliant proposal outlines. Develop proposal compliance matrixes, writers' guidelines, proposal plans, and other solicitation-required documents.
- Leverage knowledge of the market for equipment and knowledge of our competition, to influence help our proposal and commercial offer to win business. Visualize, optimize, and document value proposition in the proposal.
- Plan and manage all proposal activities including project cost models, deal economics, developing proposal opportunities to close, and present commercial proposals to senior leadership.
- Provide leadership during the deal review process to ensure that all technical risk points, risk mitigation, and business risk acceptance levels are properly incorporated in the development of the scope, cost, and proposal wording.
- Coordinate and supervise stakeholder meetings for deal status and deal risk meetings.
- Ensure compliance with the Global Sales Process and required financial approvals and due diligence.
- Focus on the improvement of the sales process, by developing and implementing solutions that will increase efficiency within the sales process.
Qualifications
:- Bachelors' degree in business administration, finance, economics, engineering, or technical degree preferred.
- Experience in commercial sales and sales operations preferred.
- Experience in the energy industry, wind energy preferred.
- Sales, Project Management, or Project Engineering experience preferred.
Competencies
:- Sales, Project Management, or Project Engineering experience preferred.
- Proven customer relations, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to perform under high pressures and changing work environment.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Good communication and leadership skills.
- Comprehensive System Skills - SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft Office Suite.
What We Offer:
We offer an exciting Management position with great development opportunities in an inspiring environment at the world's number one wind turbine producer. We value initiative, responsibility, and accuracy. You will become part of an international environment with a commitment to sustainability and safety and you will work among colleagues that take care of each other.
- Attractive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry
- Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision
- Generous Paid Time Off policies
- Great 401(k) plan (with employer match)
- Tuition assistance
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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity.
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.