Sr Manager Global Contract Compliance Bids & Tenders

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr Manager Global Contract Compliance Bids & Tenders based in United States.

This senior leadership role is focused on shaping and optimizing global commercial contracting, bid, and tender execution across a complex life sciences portfolio.
You will be responsible for driving disciplined, value-based deal structures that balance growth, profitability, and risk management across capital equipment, consumables, and services.
The position plays a critical role in improving commercial execution by enhancing deal quality, accelerating cycle times, and strengthening pricing and contract discipline.
You will lead a global, matrixed function partnering closely with Sales, Finance, Legal, and Commercial teams to support strategic and high-value customer opportunities.
The role requires strong transformation leadership, financial acumen, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders at all levels.
You will help define how global deal enablement operates, ensuring scalable processes, consistent governance, and high-performing execution standards.
This is a high-impact role that directly contributes to revenue growth, margin optimization, and enterprise commercial excellence.

Accountabilities:

• Define and lead the global strategy for contract compliance, bid and tender execution, and deal enablement across a diverse portfolio including capital equipment, consumables, and services.
• Drive global standards for contract structure, pricing discipline, and tender execution to ensure consistency, quality, and strong financial outcomes.
• Lead strategic support for complex, high-value deals by partnering with Sales Leadership to shape pricing, negotiation strategy, and commercial structures.
• Improve deal execution efficiency by reducing cycle times, enhancing win rates, and increasing overall deal quality through structured enablement processes.
• Partner with Finance and Commercial Analytics teams to ensure strong financial modeling, margin optimization, and risk assessment in all deal activities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Sales, Operations, and other stakeholders to align contract and deal strategies with enterprise objectives.
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards to track performance metrics such as margin, pricing compliance, win rates, and deal cycle performance, using insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop a global team, optimizing operating models, workflows, and capabilities across regions to ensure scalability and execution excellence.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in commercial operations, contract management, pricing, bid/tender management, or deal enablement within life sciences, diagnostics, medical devices, or similar industries.
• Proven experience managing complex commercial deals across capital equipment, consumables, and service-based offerings.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to assess deal economics, profitability, risk, and pricing structures.
• Demonstrated leadership of global, matrixed teams with strong influence and change management capabilities.
• Experience working closely with Sales, Finance, Legal, and Commercial Analytics teams in enterprise environments.
• Strong executive communication, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead transformation initiatives and build high-performing, disciplined commercial organizations.
• Up to 25% global travel required.

Benefits:

• Annual salary range of $135,000 – $190,000 with eligibility for bonus and incentive compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan for eligible employees.
• Paid time off and flexible remote work arrangements for eligible roles.
• Performance-based bonus and incentive compensation opportunities.
• Opportunity to lead global commercial transformation within a high-impact, science-driven organization.

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