Job Description

Exciting opportunity to join this highly successful and rapidly expanding Medical Devices manufacturer. The Bids & Tender Manager will coordinate the key activities to ensure tenders are submitted to time, quality and in accordance with agreed policies and standards.

Responsibilities will include:

* Extend, maintain and manage tender alerts system and profiles, monitoring for opportunities to prepare and submit tenders for products and services
Responsibilities will include:

* Track tenders through their lifecycle, from pre-tender to award and beyond.

* Collaborate closely with marketing leadership and/or sales directors to ensure presentation of tenders for all products consistent with our sales and marketing strategy.

* Convene the relevant cross-functional Bid Management Team, comprising of the relevant marketing manager and finance manager, to determine the tender strategy

* Project manage the bid submission ensuring all Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, Request for Information and Tender responses are produced to professional standards

* Work collaboratively with business units (Finance, Regulatory, Creative, NPD, Operations) to drive continuous improvement in tendering process and the quality of submissions

Skills & Experience

Direct involvement in the end-to-end tendering/bid management process in a commercial environment
 

Product exposure in highly regulated medical / pharmaceutical environments a significant advantage
 

Working knowledge of the bid submission and tender associated terminologies
 

Experience of public sector procurement processes

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities