Tender and Commercial Support Executive

We are looking for someone to maximise our NHS tender success, drive sales, and support the Hospital Business Unit. Managing UK tenders submissions and contract administration, collaborating on opportunities and generating leads. If this sounds like a job for you, we encourage you to apply.

About the job

As our commercial colleague you will be responsible for submitting for UK tenders, as well as managing and maintaining existing UK tender contracts. Furthermore, you will communicate with potential and existing customers about our product offerings. You will also collaborate closely with our commercial team for effective customer engagement and meeting coordination.

Additional key tasks and responsibilities include:

• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support and switch tender and contract business
• Proactively contact NHS accounts to drive sales and provide product details, as well as highlight Orifarm's offerings
• Understand customer needs and facilitate follow-up meetings with our commercial team

You will report to the Head of UK Commercial, John Vaughan, in this position.

Who are you? 

We are looking for someone with a relevant science-based degree or proven experience as a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician who is ABPI qualified. However, the most important thing is your understanding of the NHS, its tender systems, and the structure of private hospitals.

As a professional who communicates with many internal and external stakeholders, you possess great interpersonal and communication skills, as well as time management skills. You will feel a sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company's success. You pride yourself on creating and maintaining strong relationships with customers and stakeholders.

Since Orifarm is an international company, you must be proficient in English and have excellent oral and written communication skills and you will be IT literate.

Who are we? 

The UK is an incredibly important market for the growth expectations within Orifarm. We are an ambitious team of approx. 25 people covering various functions. Our team spirit pulls us together and you will find a friendly team, who support each other, to ensure every day is successful.

Why should you work for Orifarm?

At Orifarm, we know that our growth comes from the development of our employees. We are an ambitious organization with an entrepreneurial culture celebrating can-do attitudes, smarts, and hearts. Our secret to success? Valuing how different skill sets join forces to make our journey happen.

You will experience a work environment characterized by flexibility and a strong commitment to work-life balance, understanding that the best results come from satisfied and well-supported employees. Our international setting offers great opportunities for growth and career advancement. Additionally, you can enjoy a great canteen with various delicious and healthy meals at our offices in the UK.

We also organize and attend social events and gatherings to ensure that our employees feel connected and engaged with each other.

We regard our feedback culture as a fundamental element in the individual employee's opportunities for learning and development. When we have good results, every employee is part of our bonus scheme.

About Orifarm

Everyone should have access to modern medicine. High costs or lack of access to pharmaceuticals should never impact our possibility to receive treatment or relief and live a healthy life. At Orifarm, we aim to bring healthy days by making modern healthcare a better deal for the people and the societies we serve. Working towards our vision, we create access to affordable, high-quality pharmaceuticals and healthcare products by challenging markets and always seeking new opportunities. With our core values paving the way, we always act responsibly and constantly with our customers at the center of our attention. And everything we do is driven by our sole purpose:

For as many as possible, as healthy a day as possible.

Our history goes back to 1994 when Orifarm was founded in Denmark by Hans and Birgitte Bøgh-Sørensen. Since then, Orifarm has grown from a small nine-person company into an international company operating globally in 15 countries. Today, Orifarm is Europe's largest parallel importer of pharmaceuticals and Denmark's largest supplier of pharmaceuticals, with more than 2,200 employees.

We encourage everyone to apply

At Orifarm, we welcome people from all backgrounds, recognizing that the best outcomes come from a diverse and inclusive work environment. Our commitment is to create an environment where different perspectives and skills drive innovation and contribute to a sustainable future. By creating such an environment, we are confident that we can achieve better results together.

Job Location

The position is located in Hemel Hempstead, UK. We enjoy meeting in the office and would look at a hybrid structure with 3 day per week in the office.   

Need further information?

If you need further information about the job, please contact John Vaughan at john.vaughan@orifarm.com

We are often looking for new employees to help us grow and therefore, we may have other interesting opportunities for you. Follow us on LinkedIn to receive updates on our business activities and job opportunities: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/. Alternatively, if we do not have any vacant positions that match your interests at this time, we encourage you to submit your resume to our talent pool, from which we continuously select candidates: https://careers.orifarm.com/lp/TalentPool/28c5a1691eef5fd4/.

Application deadline 

We are looking for a candidate as quickly as possible, so interviews will be conducted continuously.