Tender Executive - VIE

Position: Tender Executive - VIE Contract
** Tender Executive - VIE Contract
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* Location:

United Kingdom, Reading
* Target start date: 01/05/2026iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.
** About the job
*** As
** Tender Executive (TE)*
* ** VIE
* * within our Country Trade team, you’ll drive strategic value through expert tender and contract management across our comprehensive product portfolio, spanning all business units within secondary care, consortia groups, and key procurement bodies. This role is pivotal in revolutionizing our market approach through data-driven decision-making and innovative solutions, as its core impact is:*
* * Patient-Centred Focus:
Ensures timely access to life-changing treatments by optimizing contract implementation and maintaining supply continuity.*
* * Market Disruption:
Pioneers new approaches to tender processes that challenge traditional procurement models and create competitive advantage.*
* * Leadership Position:
Establishes Sanofi as the benchmark for tender excellence through strategic foresight and execution.
** You will work cross-functionally with the Tender Manager, Supply Planning, Customer Service, Regulatory teams, GBUs, and supply chain partners, and build powerful stakeholder relationships that drive mutual value. By maintaining optimal contract parameters for pricing, volumes, and timelines, the role directly impacts both business performance and patient outcomes. You will own critical daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly processes, serving as the cornerstone of our tender excellence strategy and directly contributing to our mission of acting for patients through innovative market approaches.
** Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.
*** About Sanofi
*** We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
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* Main responsibilities:

**** Strategic Tender Process Management:
*** Develop comprehensive understanding of tender evaluation methodologies and selection criteria.
* Progressively take ownership of tender documentation preparation and submission quality assurance, build expertise in analysing market intelligence to inform strategic tender decisions, develop skills in maintaining contract pricing accuracy and timeline management.
** Financial Operations & Pricing Strategy

Innovation:
*** Develop expertise in hospital retrospective rebate processes and financial reconciliation.
* Incorporate and develop generative AI technologies in everyday processes.
* Build skills in maintaining pricing integrity across distribution networks and learn to analyse contract performance against financial targets.
** Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Development:
*** Build and nurture strategic relationships with key procurement decision-makers across NHS bodies and procurement centers, partner with the Tender Manager to drive data-driven decision-making and process optimization.
* Support the development of innovative collaboration models with procurement stakeholders.
* Champion digital innovation to streamline tender and rebate management processes, utilizing generative AI tools to enhance and streamline processes
* Establish best-practice frameworks…