Lead & Tender Coordinator

Aspire Pharma Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK pharmaceutical company is seeking a Lead & Tender Coordinator to manage lead and tender activities within the International Sales Department. You will be responsible for coordinating sales opportunities, engaging with customers, and supporting business development efforts. The ideal candidate has strong IT, negotiation, and communication skills, along with experience in sales or tender roles. This position offers a competitive salary and a range of employee benefits including a pension scheme and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Life Assurance cover

25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays

Learning and Development opportunities

Excellent opportunities for progression

Company events and celebrations

Qualifications

• Experience in a Sales, Customer Service, or Tender role.
• Proven experience in establishing partner relationships.
• Experience in procurement and negotiation.
• Knowledge of export and import processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and track sales opportunities for leads and tenders.
• Build relationships with customer leads and vendors.
• Monitor tender updates via customer procurement platforms.
• Support the Associate Account Manager and Business Development Manager.
• Lead internal and external meetings as required.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

MS Excel Skills (intermediate level)

Strong negotiation skills

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Organised and multitasking

Willingness to learn

Flexibility and adaptability

Proficient in English

Job description

Competitive Salary & Company Benefits| Ideally located close to Leicester

Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm (potential for flexibility on start/end times based on 7.5hrs/day)

Are you looking to work for a rapidly growing UK Pharmaceutical company, who are passionate about improving patients’ lives across the world?

Aspire Pharma is an asset-light pharmaceutical manufacturer. It licenses and develops niche pharmaceutical products that offer innovative formulations, value for money for payors, and reliable supply arrangements in markets which are often underserved. The business has a highly diversified portfolio of more than 250 products across a number of categories, including branded specialty products and unbranded niche generics in therapeutic areas such as urology, ophthalmology, CNS and dermatology.

Do you want to be part of the journey?

If so, here is your chance!

The Role

As a Lead & Tender Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating all lead/tender activities and associated workloads within the International Sales Department (ISD), in-line with agreed KPIs, requirements and deadlines. You will provide support to all department business development and operational activities as and when required.

What will you be doing?

As a Lead & Tender Coordinator, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including:

• Coordinate, track and progress all sales opportunities relating to leads and tenders, ensuring all tender submission documentation is completed accurately, in-line with tender specific requirements and deadlines and all appropriate checks have been completed. Investigating, reporting, and resolving any issues or discrepancies that may arise, and continually seeking improvement for the performance of the department

• Actively engage and build relationships with new customer leads, and any associated vendors/third parties through effective and appropriate communication via scheduled meetings (virtually and face-to-face), agreed update reports, and responses to requests within agreed KPIs

• Actively monitor customer procurement platforms and/or portals to identify all applicable tender updates and opportunities. Participate in relevant meetings/calls to obtain updates for all related tender opportunities, including but not limited to; bid conferences, bid clarifications, etc. Ensure all subsequent information is accounted for within tender submissions

• Adhere to self-imposed and departmental KPIs, identifying activities within the wider team to maximise success and impact for the department. Work closely with the Associate Account Manager(s) and Associate Business Development Manager to support and operationalise all new business leads and maximise opportunities for department growth

• Support, contribute and lead any related internal and external meetings, training and any such other duties, at a comparable level of responsibility that may be required for the interests and operational requirements of the department and wider business.

The Person

• Excellent IT skills including Word, Outlook, Teams, etc.

• MS Excel Skills to an intermediate level.

• Strong negotiation skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

• Focused, organised with ability to multitask.

• Willingness to learn and develop.

• Flexibility and adaptability.

• Proficient in the English language, both speaking and writing.

Experience requirements:

• Experience in a Sales, Customer Service or Tender role.

• Experience in communicating and establishing partner relationships.

• Experience of procurement and negotiation.

• Experience in export and/or import processes and documentation.

Why join us?

As well as a fantastic, inclusive company culture, where employees are truly valued and a competitive salary, we also offer an ever-improving benefits scheme to support your physical and mental well-being which include:

• Generous Pension Scheme.

• Life Assurance cover and Employee Assistant Program.

• 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays.

• Learning and Development opportunities.

• Excellent opportunities for progression.

• Fantastic Company events and celebrations throughout the year.