Business Development Manager - MDS Wales

BD; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is a leading global medical technology company seeking a Business Development Manager to nurture relationships with key healthcare stakeholders, including NHS Wales and Local Health Board Procurement teams. The role focuses on pre-tender planning, tender coordination, and achieving sales targets within Wales.

The position involves up to 80% travel within Wales and requires proven healthcare sales experience, strong leadership, and strategic thinking to drive BD's portfolio and national

Qualifications

• Proven sales experience in healthcare is essential.
• Strong leadership and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and nurture relationships with high-level stakeholders influencing national purchasing decisions.
• Influence tender design and pre-tender planning to secure BD MDS portfolio outcomes.
• Coordinate account plans and allocate resources for pre- and post-tender activities.
• Understand Welsh health priorities and communicate needs to the sales team.
• Build relationships with procurement bodies and manage tender processes.

Skills

Healthcare sales

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it's no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for the development and nurturing of relationships with high level stakeholders having significant influence on national purchasing decisions. These may include NHS Wales, Local Health Board Commodity Advisory Panels and Local Health Board Procurement teams. A key element of the role is to premeditate activities that will influence the design of published tenders for the MDS portfolio that will ensure BD has a successful outcome.

Please note this role is initially being offered an 15-Month FTC basis.

Main responsibilities will include:

• As a BDM covering NHS Wales, you will achieve or exceed annual sales targets for that territory, with a focus on the key strategic growth drivers within the BD portfolio.
• You will allocate a minimum of 4 days a month to the more strategic activities and pre-tender planning in Wales, including analysing current business, completing a gap analysis, and generating the territory plan in conjunction with other TMs for the Wales Territory.
• Will understand and anticipate the Welsh national health priorities, current and future pains and needs in depth, and communicate these within the wider sales team in Wales as appropriate.
• Suggest and plan compelling solutions to customer issues to support the tender selection process within Wales.
• Bring fresh insight to the customers' business needs to support and achieve national objectives in meeting cash releasing and cost avoidance programmes.
• Retain overall responsibility for the coordination of all tenders relating to MDS portfolio and contributes, if applicable, supports tenders for other portfolios of products from other divisions.
• Plan and allocate resources for all MDS pre and post tender implementations and tracks performance, adjusting resources where necessary to achieve the plan.
• Build expert knowledge on competitor activities, pricing strategies and go to market activities.
• Build and manage internal/external relationships involving all partners and influential bodies within Wales.
• Build and identify the contact matrix within the procurement domain of the contracting authority ensuring that all potential points of contact and influence are managed appropriately.
• Coordinate account level plans with the other Team members, without direct hierarchical control.

About you

Proven years of sales experience within healthcare sales is critical to be successful.

Strong leadership and management skills, together with a consistent track record of complex problem solving.

Demonstrated drive to succeed as well as strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong coalitions and influence the key partners.

Experience demonstrating your strengths to drive growth across your territory.

You must be based in territory and comfortable travelling for up to 80% of your time within Wales.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you'll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers .

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Primary Work Location

GBR Winnersh - Eskdale Road

Work Shift

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