Tendering Manager

What ever is built in this world, it must be reliable now and always. For us, every dream of a home, every customer success story and every city-sized solution starts with people. Good results come from smart collective choices, which we make true with our best work and skill. This is how we do more than just build well. We build the joy of success and value that lasts. A well-built tomorrow is made together. As a Tendering Manager, you will work in the Tendering Operations of the Construction segment, whose task is to lead the tendering phase from customer need to contract so that winning, feasible and profitable offers are created in accordance with YIT's strategy. In the Construction segment, we build, repair and develop commercial and public buildings, such as industrial plants, data centers, offices and educational institutions, ensuring customer focus, appropriate functionality and usability throughout their entire life cycle. In your role as Tendering Manager, you are in a key role ensuring that YIT delivers a competitive offer that meets the customer's needs within the agreed schedule. You are responsible for the overall management of the tendering process and combine the different experts and skills needed to prepare a winning offer. Main responsibilities: Tendering process management: You plan and guide the project's tendering phase from start to finish, manage schedules and ensure the smoothness of the process and the quality of the offers. Main focus on strategically significant, large-scale projects. Tender strategy development: You define the winning strategy, analyze the competitive situation, identify competitive advantages and ensure the offer's distinctiveness in the market. Stakeholder coordination: You ensure smooth cooperation with internal teams (e.g., procurement, calculation, production, legal team) and, if necessary, external partners. Understanding customer needs: You ensure that the offer meets the customer's requirements and contains clear value creation. Documentation and compliance: You take care of the prerequisites for decision-making, compliance with internal decision-making processes and archiving of necessary materials. Continuous development: You collect lessons from the tendering process and develop operating methods for future competitions. What helps you succeed in the role: * At least a UAS-level (AMK) suitable degree * Extensive experience in tendering activities in the construction industry and the ability to lead tendering projects * Strong customer understanding as well as cooperation and interaction skills * Management and facilitation skills and skills related to team cohesion * Commendable Finnish and English language skills – both oral and written * Good understanding of procurement economics and understanding of how profitability is created in different implementation forms * Construction technical expertise is considered an advantage In addition, we expect responsibility, the ability to implement changes and a desire to develop operations systematically and address possible shortcomings across process boundaries. How you succeed at YIT: * You understand customer needs and customer value guides your daily work and decision-making. * You act goal-oriented, take responsibility for your work and bring things to a high-quality conclusion. * You are proactive and develop the entities and working methods of your area of responsibility. You learn from experiences, share your expertise openly and use lessons to improve your own and common performance. * You work openly with others and treat people with respect. You build trust and psychological safety so that we can succeed together. What we offer: We want you to succeed in your work and develop as a professional. At YIT you can expect: * Opportunities for continuous learning and building your own career path. We support your development at different stages of your career. * Diverse and meaningful work where you see the impact of your own work on the whole. * Bold leadership where you are supported towards clear common goals and operating methods, coached to shine and encouraged to take responsibility. * Flexible working methods to support the smoothness of everyday life. You combine office and remote work according to your role, and work mainly in the office about three days a week. * We take care of your well-being by offering extensive occupational health care and benefits, such as a lunch benefit as well as sports, culture and well-being benefits, so that you can succeed in your work in the long term. * A workplace where professionals want to stay and develop. YIT has been recognized as the most desired employer in the construction industry (Universum 2025). Your team: You will join a team of 11 people, where you will work together with other tendering managers and tendering specialists in an open and collaborative operating environment. Sharing expertise and supporting each other are a natural part of everyday life. In tendering projects, you also work closely with project and production management. We want to ensure that you succeed in your role immediately as a new colleague. Clear expectations, open communication and systematic induction support your start. Your supervisor supports you in your daily work from the start, and regular discussions help you succeed in your work and get well into your new role. A well-built tomorrow is made together, apply now Submit your application by August 16, 2026. We review applications during the application period, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Our recruitment process proceeds in stages and we will keep you updated throughout the process. For more information about the position, contact Hanna Eskelinen, Director, Tendering Office, 050 390 1040, hanna.eskelinen@yit.fi. YIT builds attractive living environments in Europe. We build homes for a good life, spaces where people and companies can succeed and infrastructure that ensures the functioning of society. We operate in seven countries and employ approximately 4,100 professionals. In 2025, our turnover was 1.8 billion euros. YIT Oyj's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. YIT. A well-built tomorrow.