Tender & Contract Partner (Riyadh)

Tender & Contract Partner (Riyadh)

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Position

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented professional to manage the full lifecycle of assigned tender activities and overall proposal management. This hybrid role not only demands expert oversight of the entire bid lifecycle – from opportunity identification to contract award – ensuring timely, compliant, and high-quality submissions but also ensures support to commercial team on contract fulfillment. The ideal candidate blends advanced project management expertise with comprehensive knowledge of Roche Diagnostics portfolio, complex procurement activities and contract processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the entire tender process, acting as the primary point of contact and project manager for all assigned bids
• Conduct initial bid / no-bid assessments in collaboration with Sales, Legal, and Executive leadership based on strategic fit, resource availability, and commercial viability
• Develop comprehensive tender project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and defined deliverables for all contributors (e.g., technical, finance, legal)
• Coordinate the technical response development, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and compliance with all specifications outlined in the Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or Invitation to Tender (ITT)
• Manage the review cycles, ensuring high-quality control and securing sign-offs from all required stakeholders prior to submission
• Facilitate efficient communication and workflow between technical teams, subject matter experts (SMEs), finance, legal, and sales departments
• Schedule and lead kick‑off meetings, progress reviews, and final sign‑off sessions, ensuring accountability for all assigned tasks
• Maintain a central repository for all bid documentation, ensuring version control and auditability throughout the process
• Present regular status updates and potential risks to senior management regarding the bid portfolio
• Identify and mitigate commercial, contractual, and technical risks associated with tender submissions
• Ensure all submissions strictly adhere to regulatory requirements, client mandates, and internal compliance standards
• Conduct post‑submission reviews (win / loss analysis) to document lessons learned and continuously improve the future tender process and success rate

Tender Management & Coordination

Qualifications

About Roche

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life‑changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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