Tender and Contract Specialist

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

When you're part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do challenging work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

How will you make an impact?

You are responsible for effective end-to-end administration of designated Tenders / Request for Proposal (RFP's) or Request for Information (RFI's). You will prepare all relevant tender documents by verifying the administrative and technical requirements and ensuring written formal tender proposal response.

As Tender and Contract Specialist you ensure the coordination of activities with internal functions and support in the execution of all activities related to tenders and contracts with public and private entities, in compliance with the law and procedures of the company.

The position is ideally based in Gothenburg, Sweden, but we are open to discuss the possibility of working remotely from other parts of Sweden as well.

What will you do?

• Efficiently track, download, and upload files within customer-specific portals to ensure seamless documentation management
• Collaborate with the sales team to prioritize the opportunity pipeline
• Use all available tools, templates, and processes for Tender project management
• Conduct the "first pass" of each proposal and questionnaire utilising all knowledge bases to develop business compliant responses
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and meet both internal and external customer timelines and expectations
• Ensure compliance with legal and customer requirements for tender submission
• Lead project debriefings, analyzing any issues or problems that occurred during a project and applying lessons learned to the next proposal
• Ensure tracking of opportunities and live tenders to report and improve win rates
• Complete the electronic archiving of documents in accordance with established criteria
• Deliver process training for new account managers and provide regular updates

What will you need?

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience in customer service or Administration of Tenders
• Experience in working in a cross-functional environment
• Excellent organizational skills, able to lead a project with a given plan
• Well-structured, self-directed, persistent, and goal-oriented way of working
• Knowledge in Excel & data manipulation and usage of web platforms
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to work in a Team Environment
• Proficient communication skills in Swedish and English - additional Nordic languages an advantage

Apply as soon as possible, the position will be filled as soon as suitable candidate is found. (Application period ends: 28th of January 2025) Reference: R-01294286.