Analyst - Bid at MTN Nigeria

Mission

• Respond to RFx (Request For Proposals (RFPs); Request For Quotes (RFQs); Request For Information (RFI); Invitation To Tenders (ITTs); Expression of Interests (EoIs); etc.) on behalf of MTN Nigeria.
• Appropriately respond to Vendor Management requests (Vendor Pre-qualifications/Registrations/Assessments/Audits, etc.)

Description

• Support sales team in making the most of sales opportunities through driving intelligence gathering and value-adding bids and proposals 
• Ensure compliance to MTNN’s accepted bid governance & processes, regulatory requirements and the use of best global practices in the preparations of bid responses
• Drive increase in revenue through proactive participation in competitive bids, tenders and proposals
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of bid team’s activities
• Ensure adequate and timely response on vendor registration requests
• Ensure competitiveness of bids by engaging both the Pricing Team and the Account Team
• Ensure different bid portals are active and up and running
• Notify respective teams before hand of the expiration time of corporate certificates used in bidding and follow up till renewal
• Provide support to any division in MTN that may require to respond to a bid and approaches Enterprise Business for support
• Coordinate all key stakeholders within and outside the organization to achieve complete bid responses
• Look out for more beneficial bids that the business will participate in and provide all the support during participation
• Follow up on submitted bids to ensure more wins and more revenue
• Project manage the bid preparation process & submission to customer (requirements gathering, clarification meetings, design/solution gathering, stakeholder meetings/input, collation, packaging and submission instructions from customer) 
• Ensure proper scoping of technical requirements & solution proposition is gotten for the stakeholders (Presales & NES)
• Adhere to procurement guidelines of customers to avoid bid rejection/disqualification

Education:

• A first degree in Information Management, Information Communication Technology or any of the social sciences 
• Fluent in English 

Experience:

• 3 - 7 years’ experience including:
• At least 2 years Financial, Technical, Sales or Customer Support experience preferably in the ICT & Telecoms environment 
• At least one-year experience in Bid Management Processes and Life Cycle
• Knowledge of Enterprise Products, Network systems & terminologies
• Strong stakeholder/relationship management, negotiation and engagement skills will be added advantages
• Excellent skill on the use of MS Word, Excel and Power Points
• Knowledge of MS Visio and Projects will be added advantage
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills