Company Description
NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of Industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.
Job Description
What will you do:
Bidding/Solutioning
- Attending to customer meetings to gather requirements and raising any clarification
- Providing budget and sizing based on solution through working with vendor and internal Solution Architect
- Evaluating tender specifications and discussing sizing and scope of work with Solution Architect and/or Technical Presales to determine the optimal solution
Vendor Engagement
- Identifying relevant vendors and verifying potential partnership/engagement model ("protection")
- Reviewing scope of initial solution with BD/vendors
- Negotiating with vendors on pricing
- Providing vendors with standard Teaming Agreement/Dealreg template
- Obtaining tender intelligence from vendors and communicating with presales team to optimize bid strategy
Internal Stakeholder Coordination
- Working with Solution Architect and/or Technical Presales on pricing and negotiation
- Following up with all internal stakeholder for cost revision
Cost Estimation
- Compiling and verifying vendor and internal service costing to complete tender cost schedule
- Conducting price comparison based on vendor provided information (past & present) and suggesting solution improvement
Internal Reviews/Proposal Preparation
- Attending internal reviews and clarifying questions (e.g., service costs, solution design, and any special arrangement with vendors)
- Supporting proof of concept ("POC") by arranging loan of equipment from vendors
- Preparing cost summary/financial lite for proposal
- Providing CV and customer references for AM to compile for proposal
- Providing competitive price analysis
Post-Tender Submission
- Providing clarification on solution and breakdown of pricing post-tender submission
- Revising price schedules based on changes to BOM
- Provides cost optimisation and saving if awarded
Project Handover/Kickoff
- Communicate with AM/Project Team on implementation plans and assist in preparation of kickoff
- Assign costs for project based on proposed cost sheet to various SDCs
- Attend and support internal/external kickoff sessions
Operational
- Track progress of projects and assist delivery team to liaise with vendors (e.g., to expedite project schedule)
- Handle queries from PM/PD/SDD on costing during delivery stage
- Support any internal purchases (e.g., 'N' projects) by negotiating with vendors and obtain approval
- Attend external events (e.g., product knowledge acquisition, vendor functions)
- Liaise with vendors/partners for future opportunities
Qualifications
The ideal candidate should possess:
- Proven sales, business development or account management track record in Managed Services or IT industry for IT software sales.
Essential Qualifications
- A degree or higher in IT or related field
- Technical knowledge in the areas of Infrastructure Solution (Dell, HPE, CISCO, Nutanix/Vmware, F5) and Cyber Security Solution (Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Crowdstrike, Zscaler) is an added advantage
- High degree of self-motivation, strong commitment and result oriented
- Good Interpersonal and communications skills
- Good knowledge in MS Office Applications especially Excel, PowerPoint
- Dedicated & excellent team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- To be an independent and resourceful team player with a genuine enthusiasm for providing excellent support to internal and external customers.
Additional Information
We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.
Together, we make the extraordinary happen.
Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.
We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.
Together, we make the extraordinary happen.
Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.
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