Rakesh Kandol

Accomplished Proposal Engineer with 10 years of experience managing RFQs, RFIs, vendor negotiations, tender documentation, and cross-functional cost estimates, looking to leverage my background in tools like AutoCAD/SolidWorks/Excel to increase win rates and project acquisition for company.

Senior Proposal Engineer - MV International - Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India

(2017-11)

Leading industrial oven, conveyor, tray dryer, mother oven, furnace manufacturer

• Review and understand customer RFQs, drawings, specifications and business requirements quickly and accurately.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Finance teams to prepare complete technical-commercial responses.
• Prepare technical and commercial proposals, quotations, presentations, capability documents and supplier submissions.
• Develop and maintain costing sheets, understand cost structures and interpret the commercial logic behind pricing received from plants and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate responses to RFIs, RFQs, customer questionnaires, supplier registrations, NDAs and capability assessments.
• Maintain disciplined and timely follow-up on every enquiry, RFQ, proposal, NDA and customer action point.
• Track opportunities, enquiries and proposals through a structured CRM / sales pipeline.
• Coordinate internally to ensure timely closure of technical, commercial and documentation-related customer requirements.
• Support the Global Business team in customer communication and proposal development across India, Europe, USA, Israel and the Middle East.
• Maintain accurate records of enquiries, quotations, proposals, customer interactions, follow-ups and opportunity status.
• Assist in market and customer research, competitor analysis and preparation of business presentations.
• Use AI tools and modern digital platforms intelligently for research, proposal preparation, data analysis, documentation and productivity improvement.
• Ensure proposals are accurate, professional, commercially sound and submitted within agreed timelines.
• Support the sales team in converting enquiries into qualified business opportunities.

GAT in R&D Department as a Mold Design and Die-casting die design engineer in HPDC process. - Rico Auto Industries Ltd. - Gurugram, Haryana, India

(2016-11 - 2017-10)

• Calculations for design of various components and molds.
• Part modelling, drafting, detailing & assembly using AutoCAD, Catia V5, SolidWorks.
• Preparation & checking of Layout drawing/ general arrangement drawings as per RFQ.
• Creating Material Master and Bill of Materials.
• Selection of material for various components according to application.
• Preparation of new product development files & documentation.

B. Tech - Aerospace Engineering (2015 - 2015)