Senior Tenders & Contracts Specialist

Cepheid; Barcelona; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cepheid, part of Danaher’s family, seeks a Senior Tenders & Contracts Specialist based in Spain (remote option) to lead end-to-end tenders and contracts for Spain, ensuring compliance with local regulations and Cepheid’s commercial strategy. You’ll partner with Sales and cross-functional teams to drive revenue and protect margins.

Strong experience in public procurement, DBS/Lean/Kaizen familiarity, and fluency in English and Spanish are required to operate in an international business

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end tenders and contracts in regulated environments.
• Strong commercial and compliance knowledge including public procurement.
• Fluency in English and Spanish; comfortable in an international business environment.
• Ability to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end tenders and contracts for Spain to drive revenue and protect margins.
• Collaborate with Sales and cross-functional teams on risk, pricing, and procurement.
• Implement DBS/Kaizen-driven process improvements for tendering and contracting.

Skills

Tender management

Contracts management

Public procurement

Pricing governance

Stakeholder management

English language

Spanish language

Tools

DBS

Lean

Kaizen

Job description

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Tenders & Contracts Specialist is responsible for leading end‑to‑end tenders and contracts activities for Spain, ensuring timely, accurate and compliant execution aligned with Cepheid’s commercial strategy, local regulations, internal policies, quality procedures and SOX requirements. Acting as a subject‑matter expert, this role plays a critical part in driving revenue, protecting margin and enabling sustainable deal closure.
This position reports to the Director, Tenders & Commercial Contracts EMEA and is part of the Tenders & Commercial Contracts EMEA organization. The role is based in Spain and may be performed remotely.

In This Role, You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Independently lead and deliver complex tenders and commercial contracts end‑to‑end for Spain, ensuring compliant, competitive and high‑quality outcomes that support revenue growth and margin protection.
• Act as a senior business partner and subject‑matter expert for Sales and cross‑functional stakeholders, providing clear guidance on risk, pricing, contracts and public procurement requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of tenders, contracts and pricing processes using DBS and Kaizen principles, applying structured problem‑solving, data and insights to strengthen future tenders’ strategies.

The Essential Requirements Of The Job Include

• Demonstrated experience managing tenders and commercial contracts end‑to‑end in complex, regulated and/or high‑volume environments, with the ability to independently own priorities and outcomes.
• Strong commercial and compliance acumen, including public procurement processes, contracts administration, pricing governance and cross‑functional stakeholder management.
• Fluency in English and Spanish with the ability to operate confidently in an international business environment (additional languages, are an advantage).

Training Responsibilities (required)

• Complete all assigned and required training satisfactorily and on time.

Travel, Physical And Other Requirements

• Ability to travel occasionally, if required.

It Would Be a Plus If You Also Possess

• Advanced experience in public procurement environments.
• Exposure to continuous improvement methodologies (DBS, Lean, Kaizen).

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real‑life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.