Tender Management Sr. Associate

• Conduct pre-tender discussions with Key Account Manager (KAM), Product, Pricing to understand strategy and requirements of upcoming RFQs.
• Coach and support KAMs to ensure a full preparation work done prior to RFQ including but not limited to providing a quality TIF, drive
• decision making where possible through pre-tender calls with regional stakeholders, trigger early any Finance, Risk and Legal topics,
• and recommend tender pre-work activities when necessary.
• Handover of pre-tender preparation intelligence to the assigned TM.
• To act as Project Manager of the assigned tender, to facilitate and streamline communication among different groups and functions within the organization, to faciliate and drive strategy setting and value proposition.
• To lead and coordinate entire tender process to ensure timely execution and quality submission.
• To faciliate pre-submission meeting to discuss reviews (e.g. rates analysis reviews based on tender strategy as advised by Account Manager,
• RFQ compliance reviews, Terms and Conditions/Pricing Facts reviews etc.).
• To secure and provide feedback on lost or won opportunities to identify internal gaps in the tender process through internal KPI reviews.
• To disclose gaps in capability, pricing or customer relationship for the purpose of enabling our Management to conduct a targeted
• corrective action through PTR reviews.
• To prepare and upload of all required tender documents into the tender platform (e.g. minutes, checklists, tender docs).
• To support and lead assigned global and regional initiatives or projects.
• Perform other ad hoc projects as assigned to support business goals.

• Diploma in Business or Logistics or its equivalent
• At least two (2) years of Tender Management related experience, handling airfreight and ocean freight tenders or pricing
• Project management knowledge and experience a must
• Experience in Sharepoint is a plus.
• Independent, energetic, self-starter, pro-active, adaptable and able to prioritize and manage multiple task
• High level of self-motivation and flexibility
• Sense of responsibility, urgency, reliability, ownership on deliverables, commitment to task and results focus.
• Possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate with all levels in the organization and manage relationships and contacts across multiple functions and frontiers
• High competency with Microsoft Office such as Excel (intermediate to advance level), Powerpoint etc.
• Customer oriented attitude / key account interaction experience

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