Tender Manager - ICT

Description:

• National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field
• Minimum of 4-7 years of leadership experience in procurement, setting procurement strategies, pricing, bid/ tender management and driving cost savings.
• Knowledge of Public Procurement Contracting and Tendering principles, including PFMA, PPPFA and BBBEE.
• At least 5+ years relevant enterprise ICT (Servers, Storage, Backup, End User Devices) experience
• At lest 3+ years experience in Sales
• At least 5+ years in Vendor / Supplier Collaboration experience
• At least 5+ years in responding to tenders

Requirements:

• National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field
• Minimum of 4-7 years of leadership experience in procurement, setting procurement strategies, pricing, bid/ tender management and driving cost savings.
• Knowledge of Public Procurement Contracting and Tendering principles, including PFMA, PPPFA and BBBEE.
• At least 5+ years relevant enterprise ICT (Servers, Storage, Backup, End User Devices) experience
• At lest 3+ years experience in Sales
• At least 5+ years in Vendor / Supplier Collaboration experience
• At least 5+ years in responding to tenders

• Tender Preparation: Leading the development of tender documents, including compiling necessary information, coordinating inputs from various departments, and ensuring compliance with tender requirements.
• Bid Management: Managing the overall bid process, establishing timelines, and allocating resources effectively to meet submission deadlines.
• Proposal Development: Working closely with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information, develop compelling proposals, and ensure accurate pricing and costing.
• Risk Assessment: Conducting risk assessments and identifying potential risks associated with the tender, proposing mitigation strategies, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Relationship Building: Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and partners to enhance the organization's reputation and increase the likelihood of successful tender outcomes.
• Contract Negotiation: Collaborating with legal and commercial teams to negotiate and finalize contracts and agreements with successful bidders.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintaining accurate records of tender activities, preparing reports on tender outcomes, lessons learned, and contributing to process improvement initiatives.
• Manage and monitor the database of tenders awarded, track financial impact and report on this.
• Provide administrative and technical support (technical information and explanations) for RFIs, RFPs, RFQs and other sales related activities

• Tender Preparation: Leading the development of tender documents, including compiling necessary information, coordinating inputs from various departments, and ensuring compliance with tender requirements.
• Bid Management: Managing the overall bid process, establishing timelines, and allocating resources effectively to meet submission deadlines.
• Proposal Development: Working closely with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information, develop compelling proposals, and ensure accurate pricing and costing.
• Risk Assessment: Conducting risk assessments and identifying potential risks associated with the tender, proposing mitigation strategies, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Relationship Building: Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and partners to enhance the organization's reputation and increase the likelihood of successful tender outcomes.
• Contract Negotiation: Collaborating with legal and commercial teams to negotiate and finalize contracts and agreements with successful bidders.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintaining accurate records of tender activities, preparing reports on tender outcomes, lessons learned, and contributing to process improvement initiatives.
• Manage and monitor the database of tenders awarded, track financial impact and report on this.
• Provide administrative and technical support (technical information and explanations) for RFIs, RFPs, RFQs and other sales related activities