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Vendor Qualification & Tender Scouting Specialist

Posting Date:  24 Jan 2025
City:  Genova
Location: 

Genova, IT, 16129

Contract Type:  Permanent
Division:  RINA Consulting Tender
Level of experience:  Intermediate

RINA is currently recruiting for a Vendor Qualification & Tender Scouting Specialist to join its office in Genoa, Italy within the RINA Consulting Tender Division.

Mission

The role is focused on Vendor Qualification & Tender Scouting activities. #LI-MT3

Key Accountabilities

Vendor List Management:

  • Ensure the company’s inclusion in clients' approved vendor lists, regularly verifying and updating information.
  • Maintain accurate and compliant records to align with client-specific requirements

Supplier Accreditation:

  • Manage the end-to-end process of accrediting the organization as a qualified supplier for prospective clients.
  • Monitor evolving regulations and accreditation criteria to ensure ongoing compliance.

Documentation Preparation:

  • Collaborate with internal departments (quality, legal, technical, and HSE) to collect and prepare documentation for pre-qualification, including certifications, compliance statements, technical references, and company information.
  • Submit and manage documentation on client portals and digital platforms.

Client Relations:

  • Maintain proactive communication with clients to address queries and secure feedback regarding accreditation requirements.
  • Support the tender team in ensuring the company’s inclusion in procurement processes post-accreditation.

Monitoring and Reporting:

  • Track deadlines for accreditation renewals and maintain records of client submissions.
  • Generate regular reports on accreditation activities and the company’s standing relative to competitors.

Tender Support:

  • Ensure the company’s eligibility for tender invitations by verifying its presence on vendor lists before RFQ (Request for Quotation) or RFP (Request for Proposal) issuance.
  • Collaborate closely with the tender team to maximize participation opportunities in client procurement processes.

Tender Scouting: Monitoring dedicated commercial portals to identify opportunities to be shared with the commercial and the business teams:

  • monitor on the due frequency the portals
  • identify suitable opportunities
  • share the opportunities with the commercial team and the business unit
  • maintain updated the tender register
  • collaborate in the improvement of the scouting keywords
  • collaborate in the evaluation and adoption of new portal

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Finance Management or Supply Chain Management
Other in Engineering General or Other

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in vendor management, tender processes, or supplier accreditation, preferably in industries such as engineering, procurement, or construction.
  • Familiarity with client procurement platforms and vendor list systems.
  • Strong knowledge of compliance documentation, quality standards, and certification processes.
  • Proficiency in using vendor management software, databases, and reporting tools.

Competencies

  • CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
  • EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
  • PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
  • MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
  • PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
  • BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
  • MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
  • ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
  • THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

 

With over 5,600 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

 

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68/99.

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