Tender​/Quotation Specialist

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At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.
This Position reports to:
EL Sales Support Manager - Commercial Operations

In this role, you will have the opportunity to create and complete bids, estimations, and quotations based on customer specifications, requirements, or budget to achieve market competitiveness and high margins for the company. Each day, you will maintain and improve the balance between all ABB units and customers in your area of responsibility. You will also showcase your expertise by collecting and collating the information required to prepare proposals, including both technical and cost elements.

The work model for the role is hybrid (if located near Mebane, NC) or remote (#LI-Remote).

This role is contributing to the Medium Voltage Switchgears in North American Market. Main stakeholders are internal and externals customers.

You will be mainly accountable for:
Formulating competitive bids, estimates, and quotations by considering the best available product mix and appropriate technical and commercial aspects for each situation.

Creating well-documented tenders in a timely manner and with an appropriate level of detail, including full and accurate costs.

Managing the preparation of technical, financial, and, if required, project management aspects of the bid, estimate, and quotation, indicating prices and trading conditions.

Ensuring that inputs for editing activities related to bid, estimate, and quotation preparation are provided in a timely manner and in accordance with the established quality procedures.

Our team dynamics:
You will join a multicultural and multi-experienced team, where you will be able to thrive, learn, grow and make a large impact for the Electrification Distribution Solutions business.

Qualifications for the role   Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical), Marketing, Sales is preferred but not required. Someone with significant relevant experience in lieu of degree would be accepted for this position.
Minimum 5 years of experience in Proposals, Field Application, Engineering (preferably working with Switchgears, in the Electrical/Electrification/Power Generation industries, or with other similar products)
Previous experience working for or with Proposals Teams serving the different Markets/Countries.
Highly adept in Product Configurators, Sales Force.
Successful candidates for this role will possess outside the box thinking, problem solving focus, and Continuous Improvement Mindset.
You are at ease communicating in English, Spanish will be a plus.
Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
Why ABB?

What's in it for you
We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

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