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Bid Specialist

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Do you want to work to make Power for Good? 
We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.  
We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.  
RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing global network, and opportunities to grow personally and professionally. 
Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards. 
 
Role Summary:  
Renewable Energy Systems (RES), an expanding Wind, Solar, Energy Storage, and Transmission company, is seeking a Bid Specialist for the Commercial Excellence team within the Digital Solutions (DS) Business Unit.  The Bid Specialist is responsible for overseeing the negotiation, implementation, and overall management of contracts between DS and its clients, suppliers, or partners. This position will will report to the Director of Commercial Excellence and will be the lead for all contracts within the DS portfolio of Products and Advanced Services. The Bid Specialist will leverage their experience to effectively negotiate and proposition the business to achieve accurate and effective contract completion within the yearly metrics and sales goals. This position works cross-functionally and collaboratively across a variety of internal functions to create a standard for use across DS’ global technologies and markets. 
 
Accountabilities: 
  • 2-4 years' experience in contract negotiations in any function (Sales, PM, Bid/Contract Support) 
  • Drafting contracts  
  • Knowledge of basic contract structure 
  • Negotiating Terms and Conditions 
  • Ensuring compliance 
  • Resolving disputes in a respectful manner 
  • Optimizing contract processes for efficiency and accuracy 
  • Minimizing risk within bidding and contract negotiations 
  • Working closely with Procurement on supplier reliability and qualifications 
  • Maximizing value for RES Digital Solutions  
  • Manage and maintain daily work completed and decision making for actions required to meet financial and project schedules 
  • Creating and providing monthly status reports to senior leadership 
  • Maintaining positive and evolving client expectations 
  • Complying with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and Company Policies & Procedures 
  • Presenting, supporting, and leading-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude 
  • Working closely with legal, finance and stakeholders to ensure expectations are aligned
 
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
  • Salesforce or other CRM 
  • Project management experience to understand project timelines, resource allocation and risk implications in order to ensure timely and accurate bid submissions 
  • Legal jargon and process or writing contracts that reflect the client need while protecting the business from risk 
  • Digital, Cloud or AI contract structures 
  • Strong communication skills 
  • Analytical skills specifically as it relates to assessing bid relativity to the market and trends 
  • Experience with proposal writing to analyze cost, pricing strategies and financial implications
 
Qualifications:  
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (4-years education) of commercial experience in Engineering (Environmental, Mechanical, Industrial, Software), Legal or Finance required 
  • Client interface and management experience 
  • Functional competencies including attention to detail, communication, teamwork, collaboration, leadership and self-motivation 
  • Preferred Bilingual or Multi-lingual with a preference of Spanish, English and Portuguese 
 
At RES we celebrate differences as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with various backgrounds, ideas, and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people and we emphatically prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on these protected characteristics. 
 
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Department

Group - Digital Solutions - 313

Location

  • United Kingdom, England, Home Worker

  • United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Home Worker

  • United Kingdom, Wales, Home Worker

  • United Kingdom, Scotland, Home Worker

Employment type

Permanent Full Time

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