We are looking for an experienced Commercial Bid Manager who will be responsible for leading tender evaluation, commercial proposal compilation and risk, bond & contractor management in the organisation's renewable energy portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
- Examine Request for Proposal and Request for Quotation documents to identify commercial risks, bonding requirements, and compliance checklists.
- Provide recommendations to management on tender opportunities by assessing financial viability, competition, and probability of winning.
- Coordinate with the Business Development, Financial Modeling and Procurement teams to determine optimal bid price and maximize winning chances while protecting profit margins.
- Lead the end-to-end preparation and assembly of the entire commercial bid package.
- Act as the central point of contact to collect and organise all necessary corporate documents such as financial data and corporate legal documents from internal teams.
- Ensure strict compliance with commercial criteria outlined by the tendering authority.
- Work with banks and internal Finance team to secure Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, and Letters of Credit required for the tender.
- Create and maintain a risk matrix identifying currency risks, inflation impacts, and political risks for each specific country tender.
- Ensure that local partners and subcontractors provide commercial inputs that align with master tender submission.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Quantity Surveying, or Engineering with a strong commercial focus.
- Proven experience submitting commercial bids for large infrastructure or utility-scale energy projects.
- Strong understanding of legal and commercial terms within tender frameworks, such as liquidated damages, liabilities, and price escalation formulas.
- Ability to understand tariff calculations, Capex/Opex impacts on pricing, and currency hedging structures.
- Strong ability to manage tight deadlines and drive internal stakeholders to deliver their inputs on time.
- Ability to write clear, persuasive, and professional business proposals.
- Experience with renewable energy projects is highly desirable.
- Self-driven, meticulous, proactive, good team player, good interpersonal & communication skills with a keen analytical mind.
