Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader of patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring. With millions of patients served in over 100 countries, each team makes a meaningful contribution by improving patient outcomes and discovering lasting solutions for unmet patient needs. Our Bids Specialist position is a unique career opportunity that could be your next step towards an exciting future.How you´ll make an impact
- Responsible for public and private quotations
- Knowledge in Secop system ( Colombia´s public purchase system)
- Knowledge in BIONEXO , ARIBA, MEDICAL BM systems (Colombia´s private purchase system)
- Knowledge of public bids in Costa Rica (desirable)
- Work closely with commercial team, to receive price proposals, product identification and permission to send quotation for the customer.
- Analyze, develop tender strategies and handle tenders and contracts with customers and commercial partners while ensuring quality and legal compliance.
- Identify risks of not attendance to contracts
- Contribute to the development of tender strategies for the assigned area
- Remains up to date with local and regional tender/HMO requirements (legal requirements within MedTech)
- Act as a Quality and compliance specialist for the local organization (ISO, SOX, SOPs, internal/external controls)
- Perform Tender identification and assessment
- Perform Tender submission, outcome analysis and contract handling
- Accountable for productivity and quality metrics of staff, and provide regular standard progress reports and quality metrics to management and cross-functional stakeholders
- Partner with sales mgrs and reps to manage effectively bids and HMO, participate in improvement projects
- Perform routine and ad-hoc data analysis and generate reports
- Respond to inquiries and requests from stakeholders and resolve issues with some complexity
- Identify opportunities for innovations in processes.
- Management and input of purchasing orders – Costa Rica
What you will need
- Bachelor's Degree in related field
- 3-4 years of previous analytical knowledge including, spreadsheets, database management systems, and word processing Required
What else will help you
- Proven expertise in MS Office Suite
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills
- Ability to quantify abstract conceptual data into concrete analysis
- Good problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
- Solid knowledge and understanding of analytics and tender management
- Solid knowledge and understanding of analytics and private quotes
- Solid knowledge of business acumen
- Strict attention to detail
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and representing the organization on specific projects
- Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships
- Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
What We Do
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more.
Our roots date back to 1958 when Miles Lowell Edwards, a retired engineer with a background in hydraulics and fuel pump operations, set out to build the first artificial heart. Edwards believed the heart could be mechanized and was encouraged by Dr. Albert Starr to focus on developing an artificial heart valve. After just two years, the first Starr-Edwards mitral valve was developed and successfully placed in a patient. This innovation spawned Edwards Laboratories. Miles’ fascination with healing the heart and helping patients with heart disease stemmed from his own experience with rheumatic fever as a teenager and continues to fuel our patient-first culture today.
Today, we are as passionate about providing innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease as we have ever been. It's our Credo. It takes integrity, collaboration, innovation, and focus. We are leaders in the design and manufacture of tissue replacement heart valves and repair products as well as advanced hemodynamic monitoring. We partner with physicians to innovate products designed to help patients live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
Our work is both rewarding and a privilege. The importance of what we do defines our approach. We work together to create an environment where ideas can flourish and we provide our people with the resources, expertise and support to bring those ideas to life.
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