Bid Center Manager

Vertiv•Westerville, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for planning, managing, and enforcing the sales support process from the initial bid to proposal and solution creation. The Bid Center Manager will develop and lead a team supporting estimating needs, participate in RFP bid analysis and creation, including specification review and performing takeoffs. The position involves representing the Bid Center to stakeholders, creating quality control processes for accurate and profitable proposals, supporting the design process, identifying and resolving issues, managing bid risks, developing contingency plans, managing client relationships, producing management reports, undertaking technical review and compliance checks, and developing innovative design solutions. The role also requires adherence to company policies and business ethics.

Requirements

Graduate engineer (BSEE/BSME) and 3-4 experience in estimating electrical construction projects; OR Graduate of electrical technical school or equivalent, and five years of similar work; OR High school diploma or equivalent and ten years of similar work.
Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, some overnight travel to cover sales territory.
Expertise on electrical one-line diagrams and electrical construction specifications.
Direct experience estimating electrical power projects and reviewing electrical specifications.
Experience leading teams, preferably technical in nature.
Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, talk and hear. Required to sit and work at computer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Conduct walk-through of construction sites and work in and around electrical equipment.
Valid Driver’s License required.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization.

Responsibilities

Plan, manage, and enforce the sales support process from the onset of a bid to the creation of the proposal and solution.
Develop/lead a team of individuals supporting ERS’ estimating needs.
Participate in RFP bid analysis and bid creation. This includes thorough specification review and performing takeoffs from electrical one-line drawings, submittals, and equipment lists.
Participate in scope reviews and pre-bid meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Represent ERS and the Bid Center to key stakeholders (up to the executive level, both internal and external).
Create quality control processes to ensure that the sales strategy used to create the proposals are accurate and profitably estimated.
Support the design process to ensure our high standard and on time delivery.
Identify and resolve issues and manage the bid risks including the development of contingency plans.
Manage and develop relationships with existing and potential clients.
Produce management reports to highlight progress on each bid.
Undertake technical review and compliance checks.
Develop innovative and creative design solutions.
Adhere to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensure that they are communicated and implemented within the team.