Job Description

Senior Manager – Tendering and Operations, Public Health

THE OPPORTUNITY 
 

Based in Mumbai, named one of the Best Companies for Women in India by Avatar, 2019.Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Asia Pacific for over 60 years.

Our Market Access team monitor population demographics and develop solutions to give patients access to our medicines. We act as both educators and advocates for our products, processes, and practices that help us revolutionize how our medicines create value in society.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Position Summary- In the backdrop of the increasing importance of solving for affordability in the Indian Healthcare system, this position of Sr. Manager – Tendering & Operations, Public Health.

Functional Responsibilities-

Tendering Work:

Keeping track of all tender process, Pre-Tender process before floating of tender/All tender process activities till awarding of bids/post tender process as delivery, inspection, signing and submission of necessary documents at various levels.Responsible to implement and manage pricing activities. Pricing Strategy : recommends a pricing policy, competitors scenario analysis, find opportunities to maximize revenue.Responsible to create and manage pricing tools, systems and KPI’s, pricing waterfall between channels, PV, Gross Margin and Pricing Lists control, ensure all global standards are followed.Owns and drive the overall tender process including co-ordinating for all necessary documents and always submitting all tenders centrally before due date.

Business Support & MIS:

Appointment of Distributors, Service Providers as per the required protocols of the organizationPreparation of Annual business Plan, Co-Ordinating, following up and reviewing the implementation of the business plan.MIS, Data Analysis and follow up actions to improve the tender participation, business conversion wrt account potential, and KAM performance.Ensure proper Stock Forecast, Stamping and Allocation.Payments, Credit Management & Risk Audit: Credit Management, Monitoring & collection of accounts receivables.Ensure all Expenses of the business unit are made subject to all prior approval and keeping a tab on the same.Track Actual vs Planned expenses and call out deviations in advance.Collection of all stages of payment after sale, EMD / BG refundsSPOC for all Audit process of PHI division.

Competencies:

Ability to priorities and complete tasks efficiently and independently with a high degree of accuracyDetail orientedAbility to co-operate and communicate internally with primarily sales and marketing.Ability to handle tight deadlines.Highly driven, energetic and result – oriented

Education, knowledge, Experience & skills-

Graduate or equivalent required, preferable MBA in business/Sales/MarketingOverall 5+ relevant experience – experience in a high growth environmentSolid analytical skills – can use data to draw distinct conclusionsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsSpoken and written fluency in English.

Our Human Health Division maintains a “patient first, profits later” ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. 

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Employee Status:

Regular

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VISA Sponsorship:

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

01/17/2025

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Requisition ID:R313089