Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. With millions of patients served in over 100 countries, each team makes a meaningful contribution by improving patient outcomes and discovering lasting solutions for unmet patient needs. Our Bids and Tenders and Contracts Senior Specialist position is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future.
In this role, you will analyze, develop tender strategies, project manage tender responses and handle tenders and contracts with customers and commercial partners with commercial and strategic acumen, while ensuring quality and legal compliance.
How you’ll make an impact:
• Develop tender strategies and project manage tender responses for the assigned area, providing value-added guidance to sales mgrs and reps to support optimized company and product positioning
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other internal departments (sales, legal, regulatory, supply chain, marketing) to proactively update tender collatoral. Ensure tender risks / opportunities are communicated to the business and strategies put into place to minimize risks and maximize opportunities.
• Implement full contract lifecycle management activities, building strong external relationships with customers to support contract implementation strategies
• Develop improved processes, implement efficiencies based on Identified opportunities for innovations/optimization
• Perform complex data analysis and generate reports
• Remain up to date with local and regional tender requirements (legal requirements within MedTech)
• Perform Tender identification and assessment
• May provide guidance and coaching to more junior level team members
• Other incidental duties as assigned.
What you’ll need:
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Bachelor's Degree in related field,
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Ideally 8 years' previous experience in bids, tenders and full contract lifecycle management
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Previous health care or MedTech industry experience would be highly regarded but is not mandatory.
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Business level French and English written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including consultative and relationship management skills
What else we look for:
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Additional Skills:
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Value-add, strategic mindset, with strong commercial acumen
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Strong understanding of French procurement law and how this applies to minimising risk and maximising opportunities with regards to tender responses and contract management
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Proactive, process improvement mindset
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Ability to quantify abstract conceptual data into concrete analysis
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Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
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Proven expertise in MS Office Suite including PowerPoint
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Ability to adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
What is it like to work at Edwards Lifesciences in France?
As a global leader in patient-focused medical innovations, we offer rewarding opportunities and exciting challenges in a truly international, dynamic and friendly work environment.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees can grow, personally and professionally. To achieve this, we offer on-the-job development, training opportunities and the support and guidance provided by dedicated employee groups (the Edwards Network of Women, Edwards Foundation charity team, sustainability activities, and others).
Edwards Lifesciences in France also offers the following benefits:
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Competitive Compensation and Benefits package
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Flexible working hours, remote working
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Profit sharing
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Risk Life Insurance
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Comprehensive Medical plan (including online access to healthcare)
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Service Awards
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Works Council social and cultural activities
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Enhanced Leave Benefits
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Employee Stock Purchase Program
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Employee Assistance Program
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Comprehensive Wellness Program including onsite gym, Yoga, Pilates or SM System classes, massages, fresh fruit in the office, healthy lifestyle workshops, educational events, charity activities and much more.
Benefits are regulated by an internal policy which contains the full details regarding the entitlement and conditions for the benefits. Benefits policy and components may vary by location.
What We Do
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more.
Our roots date back to 1958 when Miles Lowell Edwards, a retired engineer with a background in hydraulics and fuel pump operations, set out to build the first artificial heart. Edwards believed the heart could be mechanized and was encouraged by Dr. Albert Starr to focus on developing an artificial heart valve. After just two years, the first Starr-Edwards mitral valve was developed and successfully placed in a patient. This innovation spawned Edwards Laboratories. Miles’ fascination with healing the heart and helping patients with heart disease stemmed from his own experience with rheumatic fever as a teenager and continues to fuel our patient-first culture today.
Today, we are as passionate about providing innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease as we have ever been. It's our Credo. It takes integrity, collaboration, innovation, and focus. We are leaders in the design and manufacture of tissue replacement heart valves and repair products as well as advanced hemodynamic monitoring. We partner with physicians to innovate products designed to help patients live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
Our work is both rewarding and a privilege. The importance of what we do defines our approach. We work together to create an environment where ideas can flourish and we provide our people with the resources, expertise and support to bring those ideas to life.
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