After the release of the Law of Ukraine "On Public Procurement", which prescribes carrying out all public procurement in electronic form through the ProZorro system, a new specialty has appeared in the profession space. People who know more about bidding than others and who are able to direct this knowledge in the right place for the growth of the company's performance have stood out in a separate segment – tender specialists.
Thus, the entire competitive activity of an enterprise directly depends on the work of this employee, who must necessarily meet a number of requirements and be a company representative in all procurement-related undertakings.

Tender specialist – who is it?

So far, it has not come to higher education in the tender direction, so that future sales professionals can have any diploma they want. Economic one is in priority only because the specialist will initially have a theoretical knowledge base and understand the tender processes from the inside.
The tasks of the tender manager are as follows:

regular research of specialized websites, namely electronic trading platforms, in order to find suitable tenders and auctions;
formation and submission of applications for participation in competitions;
work with documentation and EDS: collection, execution, loading;
concluding an agreement and finalizing the results of the tender;
customer communication, consultation, negotiation.

In order to successfully work with tenders, the responsible officer must not only be well aware of the rules of tendering, but also be well versed in the intricacies of the relevant law and the legal sphere in general. A lawyer, an economist and a manager – the person responsible for the tender activity should combine the duties of the three professions in order to fully carry out his or her work.

How to become a tender specialist?

In Ukraine, there are no specialized courses that are ready to give a guarantee of the release of the tender manager. This is one of the newest professions that continue to form, acquire new properties and which new requirements are gradually being put forward to. Given the need for a person in charge of procurement in any institution that operates directly in the trade, some resources offer training workshops. They allow you to immerse yourself deeper into the gender topic and gain relevant knowledge.
Of course, training will not be limited to one seminar or webinar since there are too many nuances and subtleties to cover all at once. However, some trading platforms, for example, Smarttender.biz, offer entire cycles of webinars on procurement, the most common issues and problems, innovations and features of the platform itself. Thus, clients always stay abreast of all changes, receive answers and develop their tender skills.