Contracts & Tenders Manager

We are looking for a Contracts & Tenders Manager to join our team in Harwell on a permanent, full-time contract. Let's talk about the role: The primary role of the Tender & Contracts Manager is to lead and coordinate Resmed UK’s NHS tendering activity and contract lifecycle management, ensuring compliant, high-quality commercial submissions and robust contractual governance.

Reporting into the UKI Country Manager, this role works closely with Sales, Commercial, Legal, Operations, Product, and Delivery teams to secure successful NHS tenders and manage contracts across frameworks and direct awards. The role supports Resmed’s growth in medical devices and digital health by ensuring that commercial opportunities are pursued effectively, contracts are well governed, and procurement risk is proactively managed.

Let’s talk about Responsibilities: Tender Management (Medical Devices & Digital Health)

• Lead the end-to-end NHS tender process including opportunity identification, qualification, bid strategy, authoring, submission, and post-submission clarifications.
• Ensure full compliance with NHS procurement requirements, frameworks, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop clear, compelling bid responses that articulate clinical value, patient outcomes, and commercial competitiveness.
• Coordinate inputs from Sales, Product, Clinical, Operations, and Legal teams.

Contract Lifecycle Management

• Review, negotiate, and support execution of contracts across NHS frameworks and direct awards.
• Maintain and manage contract registers, renewals, variations, and obligations.
• Partner with Account Managers to support contract performance and commercial review meetings.
• Identify and mitigate contractual risks.

Governance, Compliance & Readiness

• Maintain a central bid library with case studies, certifications, and standard responses.
• Respond to due diligence, supplier onboarding, and Information Governance requirements.
• Monitor NHS procurement policy changes and ensure ongoing tender readiness.

Let’s Talk About Qualifications And Experience Required:

• 5+ years in digital health and medical devices, with demonstrable success in winning NHS tenders
• Deep knowledge of NHS frameworks and platforms: G-Cloud, LLP, Atamis, Proactis, Jaggaer, etc.
• Strong writing, commercial analysis, and project coordination skills
• Confident contract negotiator with knowledge of NHS SLAs, SoWs, GDPR, and information governance
• Comfortable engaging across internal teams and with NHS procurement and contract leads

Preferred:

• APMP or equivalent certification
• Familiarity with CRM and bid platforms (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce)
• Legal, commercial, or procurement-related qualification

Additional information :

• At ResMed, all employees benefit from a bonus plan, the percentage of which depends on your position within the organisation.
• Competitive benefits
• Working from home flexibility
• You also have access to a referral bonus and to ResMed's preferred shareholding programme

Ok, so what's next? Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now!

Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now! We commit to respond to every applicant.