Contracts Manager

HD Clinical; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

HD Clinical, a leader in clinical I.T. solutions to NHS, is seeking a Contracts Manager to handle contract drafting and management. The individual will liaise with sales teams and ensure compliance with national frameworks, all while driving the contract process with precision and professionalism.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

People's pension scheme

Casual dress code

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Experience drafting and negotiating business contracts essential.
• Educated to A Level or equivalent, with minimum GCSEs in English and Maths.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and amending client contracts based on templates.
• Maintaining precise records in CRM and managing contract renewals.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance and accuracy.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Negotiation

Numerical accuracy

Education

A Level (or equivalent)

GCSEs in English and Maths (or equivalent)

Tools

Pipedrive (or similar CRM)

MS Word

Excel

Teams

Job description

Contracts Manager

Location: Hybrid/ Office based, Bishop s Stortford, CM22
Salary: GBP40,000 GBP45,000 per annum, DOE + Benefits
Contract: Full Time, Permanent (35 hours/week)

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• People s pension scheme
• Casual dress code
• Free onsite parking

About Us:

HD Clinical is a leading independent supplier of a clinical I.T. platform to the NHS and other care providers. Clinical areas include Cardiology, Endoscopy, Neurophysiology and Respiratory.

HD Clinical became part of the Nexus Group (a European-based healthcare software organisation) in 2024 significantly extending our software range and potential customer base

Role Overview:

The Contracts Manager is responsible for drafting a range of new client contracts for our products and services, based on pre-existing contract templates issuing contract renewals and for managing contracts that fall within national frameworks.

The role involves working closely internally with the sales team, particularly the account managers, and also building strong relationships with external customers.

You will be expected to drive the contract process, actively seeking out required information from all parties to meet agreed deadlines this can include working with Finance and Regulatory Affairs colleagues.
Commercial contracts can be lengthy and intricate, therefore clear verbal and written communication is essential, as is attention to detail and accuracy.

You must be computer literate and confident using MS Word, Excel and Teams with experience of maintaining timely and accurate records in Pipedrive (or similar CRM). You must be a team player who can work flexibly and with resilience.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Amending contract templates to fit specific deals, producing contract renewals, support/licence contracts, product upgrade contracts
• Assisting with development of new contracts and drafting change control notices to existing contracts
• Chasing contract renewals in a timely manner
• Liaising with customers, account managers, project managers, finance, support team and framework providers
• Maintaining accurate records in CRM (Pipedrive)
• Maintaining a library of all contracts and contract change notices
• Deriving support fees for inclusion in renewal contracts from sales documentation
• Ensuring all contracts are accurate and produced within agreed deadlines
• Contract information is accurately updated in CRM (Pipedrive)
• Keeping up to date on relevant contract law and advising internally to ensure our contracts are robust
• Running commercial support fees meeting with Finance Team and updating company Renewals Records (Support Sheet).
• Discovering new opportunities with existing customers and passing onto Account Managers/ Sales Team
• Providing input to sales pursuits and tender responses as requested
• Inputting relevant details in Data Protection Impact Assessments (D.P.I.A.) as requested

In addition, the Contracts Manager is expected to follow all company policies and procedures to ensure smooth and efficient operations.

Knowledge & Skills :

Essential:

• Experience of drafting (editing from existing contract templates) and assisting with the negotiation of business contracts
• Educated to A Level ( or equivalent)
• GCSEs (or equivalent) at min C/5 or above, must include English and Maths
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Able to juggle several priorities simultaneously, i.e. handling multiple contracts for different customers
• Numerical accuracy
• Pragmatic

Desirable:

• Knowledge of NHS contracting/ procurement
• Degree (or equivalent) in a related area
• Contract law training course

If you re ready to excel in this dynamic role, click APPLY to submit your CV today!

No agencies, please.