Tender Specialist (12 months Fixed term contract role)

Physical well-being is more than just body; it includes our minds and emotions. Smith and Nephew develops technology to break health barriers, empowering people from farmworkers to grandparents to accept limitless possibilities. Our purpose: Life Unlimited.

The Tender Specialist manages tender and contract processes end-to-end, managing bid processes from opportunity identification through to contract implementation across Public and Private Hospital sectors.

This role plays a key part in protecting revenue, improving tender win rates, and ensuring contract compliance through effective execution, pricing support, and solid cross-functional collaboration. The role also contributes to revenue retention and growth by supporting competitive tender submissions aligned with business objectives.

This is a fixed-term maternity leave backfill role supporting continuity of tender and contract management activities within the ANZ Commercial CoE.

What will you be doing?

Contracts & Tender Management

• Manage the end-to-end tender lifecycle (planning, submission, and implementation)

• Coordinate tender responses and stakeholder contributions

• Maintain tender tools, databases, calendar, and reporting outputs

• Maintain and develop tender response library and knowledge repository

Pricing & Commercial Support

• Support delivery of tender outcomes that contribute to revenue retention and growth targets

• Maintain hospital agreements and pricing governance

• Provide commercial and pricing analysis to inform and influence decision-making

Market Insights & Performance

• Monitor competitor activity and pricing trends to inform tender strategy

• Track, analyse, and report on contract performance (e.g. win rates, compliance, pricing performance)

• Identify trends and actions to improve tender outcomes and contract performance

Stakeholder Management





• Collaborate with Sales, Corporate Accounts, Marketing, Legal, Pricing, and Finance

• Support engagement with customers and procurement stakeholders where required

• Align tender activities with broader commercial strategies and priorities

What will you need to be successful?

• Tertiary qualification in relevant field.

• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships with internal and external customers

• Good analytical and documentation skills (Process orientated)

• High attention to detail and accurate with written correspondence

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Understanding of tender and contract management practices

• Computer proficiency in MS Office, specifically expert MS Excel

To apply, please ensure that you include a cover letter addressing it to Talent Acquisition Lead ANZ. Due to a high volume of applications, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

You. Unlimited.

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people, the patients we serve, and to the wider health of the planet and society.

· Inclusion + Belonging - Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving. Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website https://www.smith-nephew.com/

· Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day

· Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model (For most professional roles)

· Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship

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