Proposals Specialist
McDermott
- Kuala Lumpur
- Permanent
- Full-time
- General Corporate Responsibilities:
- Liaise with and support the Corporate Audit function for annual Business Line proposal related audits
- Provide departmental strategic initiatives and support the monthly Proposals Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting process to EXCOM
- Business Line Responsibilities:
- Review and understand ITT/ITB (Invitation to Tender/Invitation to Bid) Requirements
- Draft and distribute Summary of Tender Documentation (SOTD) for review
- Ensure functional nominations of bid team are established
- Prepare bid action list in accordance with ITT/ITB requirements
- Co-chair bid kick-off meetings and schedule progress meetings as required
- Ensure basis of bid and bid inputs align with strategy and customer requirements
- Establish and maintain the bid schedule and communicate requirements to all input providers
- Manage and facilitate bid delivery meetings, review process, presentations, and associated actions
- Monitor the progress of the bidding activity to ensure deliverables are successfully achieved for bid submission
- Develop and ensure challenge skills are integrated throughout the bid review process
- Set up and maintain a clarification register to log and monitor all pre- and post-bid correspondence
- Prepare technical/commercial qualifications
- Ensure the appropriate delivery arrangements have been made and confirmed in advance
- Assist with client negotiations
- Develop Lessons Learned for bid submissions and the bid process for wider cascade to the business via the Estimating and Proposals Managers and required close out actions if any
- 3 years of functional experience
- Ability to work as a team member as well as act as team leader
- Maintain key competencies associated with the Proposals function
- Ability to effectively communicate with team members and management
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)