Commercial Operations Specialist

About the Role

As a Commercial Operations Specialist, you will play an important role in supporting the successful delivery of power grid and grid integration opportunities by coordinating the end-to-end tender process. Working closely with sales, finance, legal, product, solutions, and support teams, you will help develop high-quality, compliant, and commercially sound bids that align with customer requirements and business goals. Your work will help ensure that customers receive well-developed solutions while supporting sound commercial outcomes and risk management practices. You will gain exposure to a broad range of stakeholders across a global organization, develop expertise in commercial operations and tendering processes, and help drive successful project and business outcomes within the evolving power industry.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the end-to-end tender process from bid qualification through proposal submission and approval.
• Collaborate with Sales to define business setup strategies and proposed delivery approaches.
• Gather and coordinate proposal content from stakeholders across sales, finance, legal, product, solutions, and support functions.
• Develop bid documentation and proposal materials that align with branding guidelines and customer requirements.
• Support commercial reviews by evaluating contract implications, commercial considerations, and associated risks.
• Coordinate risk review activities and maintain risk tracking throughout the bid process.
• Prepare price estimates and full cost models to support margin objectives, governance requirements, and customer proposals.
• Support internal governance, approval processes, and administrative procedures while helping teams meet bid deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Requirements

• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in a similar role, ideally with experience in software-related tenders.
• Excellent English grammar and writing skills, including the ability to draft, review, and edit documents to a high standard.
• High proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, Office 365, and related productivity tools.
• Sound commercial understanding and risk management capabilities.
• Excellent communication, organization, coordination, and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to work across geographically dispersed teams.
• Availability for communications and meetings across multiple time zones as part of a global team.

Benefits

• Health Care: medical, dental, vision, etc.
• Financial Wellbeing: Employer-sponsored pension (401(k) Program with generous company match and contribution), Life/AD&D Insurance, disability insurance.
• Family Care: Life and Family (Legal, pet, auto, home, identity theft, etc.), special needs support, and adoption assistance.
• Work-Life: Enhanced leave programs (FMLA, Military Service Leave, Maternal, Paternal, adoption, vacation, and holiday). Permissive Time Off (no accrued hours, take the time you need).
• Employee Engagement and Development: Employee Resource Groups (depending on location), tuition reimbursement program, on-demand learning platforms.

Pay

Salary Range: $75,200.00 - $94,000.00 USD annually + 7% annual bonus.