Tender Manager

TENDER MANAGER

Remote with Travel

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Join our dynamic team at Fresenius Medical Care, a leading provider in renal dialysis services dedicated to enhancing the lives of patients with kidney disease worldwide every day. Our team is committed to delivering innovative, life-saving technology while fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. We are seeking a Tender Manager to contribute to our success.

In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for coordinating all NHS tender activity, bringing together operational, nursing, commercial, financial, and strategic subject matter experts to submit compelling bids for the delivery of dialysis clinics across the UK and Ireland.

You will monitor market activity, identifying tender opportunities at the earliest point and prepare for each tender in advance, taking into account team resources and the sequence of potential deadlines.

You will apply project management principles and techniques to ensure high quality submissions that meet all time, cost, and quality requirements of service commissioners. You will ensure that high quality bids are submitted that meet all service specifications and qualifying criteria.

You will maintain and develop the FME value proposition, building on our success in care delivery to ensure each bid is an evolution of our offer, and continues to exceed customer expectations.

The role is primarily remote but will require travel to attend market engagement events, existing services, and proposed clinic locations. You will therefore need a full UK Drivers License.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Defines project scope, goals, deliverables, and specifications. Obtaining input from stakeholders, designs and prepares project plan, timelines, and resources necessary for successful and seamless implementation.
• Identifies, develops, and maintains project management tools necessary for project development
• Leads efforts to continuously improve processes and methodologies resulting in improved efficiency and project delivery in terms of time, budget, and customer satisfaction.
• Performs contingency planning and risk management analyses for assigned projects, developing alternative plans, and laying the necessary groundwork for efficient implementation of contingency plans. Performs project evaluations and assessment of results.
• Communicates project progress and status and develops executive summary. Creates, maintains, and revises project documentation, including plans and timelines.
• Writes and/or edits various documents, reports, and presentations (i.e., meeting and conference materials, executive updates, project summaries, and newsletter articles) for assembly and dissemination to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Evaluates and assesses project plan post implementation and presents key findings/learning to team members, stakeholders, and executives. Further identifies key themes and communicates learning that can be reapplied across the organization.
• Provides leadership, guidance, coaching and development plans on best practices and standards for all projects.
• Interacts with internal departments and external customers, particularly in problem resolution. Acts as an advisor to subordinate(s) to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems.
• Assists junior level staff with more complex tasks that require a higher level of understanding of functions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Some travel between locations primarily during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

EDUCATION AND REQUIRED CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Project Management Qualification Preferred

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing complex projects within the healthcare industry or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Able to lead/manage others and oversee the timely and successful completion of large scale and/or multiple projects
• Advanced project and time management skills with the ability to manage and deliver multiple projects concurrently.
• Strong, polished interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and cultivate positive partnerships, communicate with all levels of peers and management in a respectful and tactful manner to enhance efficiency, satisfaction of staff and corporate support, and lead internal work streams.
• Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries.
• Experience in the use of PPPM software tools and review of software workflows for potential enhancements.
• Experience in managing complex projects with truncated timelines.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and risk mitigation skills.
• Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret complex information.
• Highly detailed with exceptional organizational, planning, multi-tasking, presentation and verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to develop relationships at all levels throughout the organization and skilled at consensus building, conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Ability to interact with senior management on matters requiring coordination across organizational lines.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into work breakdown structures and realization plans.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to present to internal executive leadership and external groups outside the organization.
• Excellent computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office applications.