Junior Tender Manager

Junior Tender Manager IT (Native English Speaker) 

About the job 

Bechtle, the biggest IT provider in Europe, is looking for a talented and motivated junior employee with an interest in technology, for a special position between sales and project management: as a tender manager you are responsible for submitting important offers to big public institutions in Belgium, UK and IE, and to the European Commission, with each offer taking 6 weeks of preparation. You feel comfortable with technology (no dedicated IT knowledge needed) in a multi-lingual environment, and you are ready to learn on the job. 

Bechtle will provide guidance, training and formative evaluations. 

The Bechtle offices are located in the centre of Brussels, in the European quarter, and easily reachable by train. Public transport will be fully reimbursed, and you will receive a laptop and mobile phone, which makes working from home easy. This is however not a remote job: residence in Belgium is required in order to meet in the Brussels office on a regular basis. 

About the role. 

• you are responsible for the preparation, coordination, and control of the entire tender process of IT related offers to public authorities 

• public tenders are individual offers, and you take ownership of these tenders within an average project phase of six weeks for each 

• you will support and administrate how to address the client‘s needs in IT 

• you will be involved in price negotiations with IT manufacturers and partners, and you will be responsible for calculations 

• you will be working in a team with colleagues from the local subsidiaries in Belgium, together with members from the tender team in the headquarter in Germany and our Pre-sales team 

• you have the responsibility for the successful submission of tenders from the Bechtle group 

About you. 

• you have a bachelor or master’s degree or equivalent by experience 

• you have perfect communication skills in English (oral and written) being able to write concepts (native speaker – C2 required). A good knowledge of Dutch and/or French is an extra asset. 

• you possess assertiveness and negotiation skills 

• you have an eye for details, and you like to work in a structured way 

• ability to meet deadlines and working under pressure 

• skill and interest in administrating and monitoring projects 

• you focus on quality of the responses and an overall compliance with the requirements (legal and fundamental requirements) 

• you can deal with lost projects/tenders and take it as an ambition 

What do we offer. 

• A flexible and versatile job, with the responsibility to achieve group targets 

• A dynamic and successful organisation with a direct approach and a no-nonsense culture 

• A full-time contract 

• Flexible working hours 

• Correct junior salary, including business-laptop and smartphone 

• Trainings and coaching on the job