Location:
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Job ID:
R0112505
Date Posted:
2025-12-22
Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED
Profession (Job Category):
Engineering & Science
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
No
Job Description:
The opportunity
As Tendering Engineer for the entire High Voltage Portfolio, you have the opportunity to make an impact and maximize Hitachi Energy's market potential and opportunity. In this role you will build and develop your sales and technical skillset and liaise with potential clients to secure business, agreeing on the scope of work, preparing costings, interfacing with tendering, operations, and our technical team. With ongoing training you will support our High Voltage Products Market Manager and Tendering Manager in the implementation of the sales and marketing strategies and oversee allocated sales and tendering activities to drive sales and increase market share.
With both engineering knowledge within the power sector, combined with sales and tendering skills, this could be the exciting, fresh new challenge you are looking for to achieve your ambitions!
This is an entry level role within our Tendering team and is based on our new office in Birmingham or remote-based, with regular contact with your team and our wider business and customers.
Please note we are unable to provide visa support on this position.
How you'll make an impact
- Undertake mentorship and training around our products, systems and processes.
- Conduct tendering activities to support the business, ensuring involvement of the overall team to provide a cost-effective offering to meet client expectations, and being able to present added value to the client.
- After consultation with your manager, implement the local product marketing strategy, by visiting potential clients to present the offering, agreeing on client requirements, product value propositions, and product positioning, and tendering of a defined scope.
- Involved in the market analyses with the Sales team, responsible for forecasts and detailed business/marketing plans for allocated areas of the portfolio.
- Achieving business targets through regular review of sales and tendering activities and implementation of improvement/focus plans as needed.
- Gain an understanding of Customer Service principles and their effect on the business.
- Strengthen the customer relationship through sales visits, market communications, and local account management. Ensure sustainable growth targets are achieved.
- Ensure compliance with Quality Management System, Safety Procedures, and Accountancy Policies and approval procedures.
- Live our core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
You background
- A Degree in Engineering or similar.
- First experience in Sales and/or tendering desired.
- Experience within the Power Engineering industry, with a focus on high voltage equipment required.
- Passion for sales in a technical setting, with knowledge and experience of sales and marketing tools. such as Salesforce/digital marketing tools – LinkedIn Sales Navigator / similar, is necessary.
- Result orientated, with a ability to plan and execute.
- Collaborative, team player.
- Solutions-oriented approach, with strong communication and customer-relationship-building skills.
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