Tender Strategy Manager

Job description

  Job facts

We are looking for two highly-skilled Tender Strategy Managers who will be responsible for the entire tender process within Roche Diagnostics Belgium.

The Tender Strategy Manager is a strong commercial position responsible for the entire tender process: from the moment a tender is published to the moment a tender is submitted for signoff to the Sales Manager. The Tender Strategy Manager assures the availability and reliability of information and resource for this purpose.He decides on Roche Diagnostic Belgium's tender submission strategy and philosophy.

Furthermore, the Tender Strategy Manager has also the opportunity to help customers by sharing trends and requirements in public procurement. This means that he/she shapes the tendering environment in Belgium.

Your main tasks are amongst others:

·  Manages and monitors the entire tender process
·  Drives the end-to-end tender process from publication of a tender to signoff
·  Seeks for continuous improvement and implements lessons learned from previous tenders
·  Acts as a driver and interacts closely with various departments such as Sales, Consultancy, Marketing, Commercial Operations and Customer Service
·  Builds a strong internal network of regular and ad-hoc contributors to tender submissions
·  Accountable for the availability, completeness and quality of all necessary information, documentation and knowledge in the organisation for the efficient preparation of winning tender submissions

The Tender Strategy Manager will be a member of the Extended Leadership Team and will report to the Legal, Compliance and Quality Director.

·  Who we are

At Roche, 94,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer.

Desired profile

Who you are

You're someone who wants to influence your own development. You're looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

·  You are an enthusiastic team player and you are very good in building an internal network
·  You inspire passion and curiosity, your presentation and training skills help you achieving your commercial goals
·  You are passionate in writing commercial texts
·  Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
·  At least 3 years of relevant work experience, in business-to-business
·  You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in either French+English or Dutch+English. Additional Dutch/French verbal and written skills a big plus
·  Thorough understanding of tender processes and legal requirements
·  Knowledge of hospital procurement organizations and affiliations is a strong asset
·  Working knowledge of Roche product portfolio and applications is a major plus

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