Senior Contract and Tender Associate

SRG; Camberley; Sur place; GBP 38 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SRG, working with a leading healthcare organisation, is recruiting a Senior Contract & Tender Associate to join the Market Access team in Camberley. You will support the Strategic Pricing and Market Access functions, coordinating tendered framework operations and pricing documentation with cross-functional teams.

Reporting to the Strategic Account Manager, you will manage NHS Supply Chain and other framework provider relationships, maintain tender libraries and ensure compliant, timely

Qualifications

• Experience administering or coordinating contracts, tenders, procurement, bid management or pricing activities.
• Experience supporting commercial negotiations, contract implementation and customer onboarding.
• Understanding of NHS procurement routes, framework agreements and procurement portals.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate and support end-to-end public and private sector tender processes, from opportunity review through to submission, award and implementation.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance and other stakeholders to compile accurate, compliant tender and bid responses within required timelines.
• Prepare pricing schedules, commercial responses and supporting documentation for tender submissions and other commercial opportunities.
• Draft, review and administer customer contracts, framework agreements, amendments and pricing schedules.
• Manage framework catalogues, including new product additions, pricing schedule maintenance and code updates, coordinating pricing implementation and customer access with the Pricing team.
• Act as a key operational contact for NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC), SBS and other framework providers, supporting applications, reporting, compliance and day-to-day queries.
• Maintain tender libraries, trackers and contract repositories, keeping documentation, supplier compliance and reporting audit-ready, and resolve pricing, invoicing and contract discrepancies with Finance and Sales.
• Monitor tender alerts and procurement opportunities, escalating relevant opportunities, and provide commercial support to Sales teams.

Connaissances

Communication

Excel

Stakeholder management

Tender coordination

NHS procurement

Outils

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

Senior Contract & Tender Associate

Location: Office-based, Camberley

Contract: 12 month temporary contract

SRG are working with a leading healthcare organisation to recruit a Senior Contract & Tender Associate to join their Market Access team in Camberley. The successful candidate will support the Strategic Pricing and Market Access departments, with a particular focus on tendered framework operations. Reporting to the Strategic Account Manager, you will work cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders, so strong communication, relationship building and a keen eye for detail are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support end-to-end public and private sector tender processes, from opportunity review through to submission, award and implementation.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance and other stakeholders to compile accurate, compliant tender and bid responses within required timelines.
• Prepare pricing schedules, commercial responses and supporting documentation for tender submissions and other commercial opportunities.
• Draft, review and administer customer contracts, framework agreements, amendments and pricing schedules.
• Manage framework catalogues, including new product additions, pricing schedule maintenance and code updates, coordinating pricing implementation and customer access with the Pricing team.
• Act as a key operational contact for NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC), SBS and other framework providers, supporting applications, reporting, compliance and day-to-day queries.
• Maintain tender libraries, trackers and contract repositories, keeping documentation, supplier compliance and reporting audit-ready, and resolve pricing, invoicing and contract discrepancies with Finance and Sales.
• Monitor tender alerts and procurement opportunities, escalating relevant opportunities, and provide commercial support to Sales teams.

Key Requirements

Essential

• Experience administering or coordinating contracts, tenders, procurement, bid management or pricing activities.
• Experience supporting commercial negotiations, contract implementation and customer onboarding.
• Understanding of NHS procurement routes, framework agreements and procurement portals.
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, with strong data management skills.
• Ideally 1-3 years' experience in a commercial, contracts, tenders, procurement, pricing or bid management environment, with the ambition to progress into a Contract & Tender Manager role.

Desirable Experience

• Demonstrable commercial experience in contracts, tenders, pricing or bid management, and experience working with NHSSC, NHS SBS or other healthcare framework providers. This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy commercial team, with the chance to develop your career towards a Contract & Tender Manager role and make a direct impact on tender and framework performance.

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