Bid Engineer
At Alfa Laval, where 140 years of rich history meets a dynamic start-up culture, we're renowned for our leading-edge technology to enable energy efficiency, clean energy, and water solutions. Our journey of innovation is far from over, and we invite you to join us in shaping a brighter future. We value collaboration, inclusion and a learning mindset as we are paving the way towards net zero, making this vacancy the perfect opportunity to grow and thrive in your purposeful career.
We are currently seeking a Bid Engineer for our Lund location. As a member of our team, you thrive in a truly diverse and inclusive workplace based on care and empowerment. You are here to make a difference. Constantly building bridges to the future with sustainable solutions that have an impact on our planet’s most urgent problems. Making the world a better place. Every day.
About the job
Project Order Bid Hub is a team in the central organization belonging Business Unit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers in the Energy Division of Alfa Laval Lund.
The team is responsible for managing and providing support in the bidding stage of complex projects with high added value. Our customers are global and bid team includes people from our global sales force as well as experts from local Operation sites.
You will be part of the bid team analyzing customer technical specifications and providing feedback in terms of clarification list translating customer demands into specific extras/features of the heat exchangers. You will communicate internally with experts as well as with the customers in different technical clarification meeting. You will provide cost for special components and lead time information using different tools and systems. You will report to the Bid Hub manager.
Responsibilities
Provide cost and lead time of special components using different tools and systems
Analyze customer technical specifications and prepare clarification/deviation lists
Take active role in clarification meetings that may include the customer
Cooperate with central functions and experts as well as sales people in the local sales companies globally
Quote spare parts for Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers in our installed base
Answer general technical questions related to bids using our ticket system
Be a first contact point for global sales people in questions around fulfilment of customers’ special demands
What you know
We believe you have a university degree in Engineering (preferably mechanical or energy systems) or similar education and/or relevant work experience. You are an experienced user of Microsoft Office programs. You have experience from and good understanding of manufacturing/processes and supply chain. You are fluent in English on a high technical level, both spoken and written.
Who are you?
Can work independently as well as in teams
Able to handle several projects in parallel
Have great flexibility and ability to manage changes and prioritizations
Problem solver with high level of accountability and customer focus
Our projects very often have a high technical complexity and thus requiring sensitivity to our customers’ needs and a sense of details
Communicational skills are of great importance together with a documented experience of leading technical projects.
We offer you
We offer both inspiring and interesting positions in an open, friendly, and truly international environment where we work together to develop and create value for our customers.
To be a part of a team where the quotation work has the highest priority since every well-delivered customer project starts with a well-executed quotation work.
