Senior Contract and Tender Associate

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

• 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.
• Demonstrable commercial experience in contracts, tenders, pricing or bid management, and experience working with NHSSC, NHS SBS or other healthcare framework providers.

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