Job Summary
The International Tender & Contracting (T&C) Manager is a core member of the International T&C Center of Excellence, supporting the ambition to win more tenders at better prices through a streamlined, robust, and increasingly automated process.
The role combines strong analytical and data‑quality ownership with hands‑on market engagement and operational execution. Acting in a player‑coach model with the International T&C Strategic Engagement and Strategic Insights Leads, the role ensures that reliable, decision‑ready insights are translated into timely, high‑quality tender execution across markets.
The International T&C Manager serves as a bridge between data, tools, and country execution, ensuring that analytics drive action, markets are supported end‑to‑end, and global T&C standards are consistently applied.
Key Areas of Responsibility
1. Data Quality, Analytics & Insights Enablement
• Own and safeguard the quality, reliability, and usability of International T&C data across GTCS.
• Run systematic data‑quality checks during monthly cycles, annual planning, and key tender milestones.
• Create and maintain GTCS reports and develop dashboards that enable markets to self‑check and validate their data.
• Monitor and report T&C data‑quality KPIs on a recurring basis.
• Run recurring and ad‑hoc analyses (e.g., tender performance, profitability, time‑series trends, portfolio views).
• Develop custom analyses and deep dives in alignment with International T&C Strategic Insights priorities.
• Support testing, validation, and continuous improvement of internally and externally developed reports and dashboards.
• Leverage advanced analytics and emerging technologies as part of the KEYSTONE program to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of insights.
2. Market Engagement & Tender Execution Support
• Proactively follow up with markets to ensure timely completion of actions and submissions.
• Provide day‑to‑day operational support to local T&C teams, reinforcing standard processes and resolving execution issues.
• Support markets across the full tender lifecycle, including data collection, forecasting inputs, submission preparation, and post‑award tracking.
• Maintain clear visibility of country tender pipelines, deadlines, risks, and dependencies.
• Support allocation and annual planning processes by validating volumes, inputs, and outcomes with markets.
• Ensure timely and accurate tracking of tender outcomes, competitor intelligence, and historical T&C data.
3. Tools, Processes & Cross‑Functional Coordination
• Drive consistent adoption of global T&C tools, templates, and reporting standards across markets.
• Provide hands‑on troubleshooting support and coordinate enhancements with global T&C stakeholders when needed.
• Liaise closely with pricing, supply, finance, market access, and commercial teams to collect required inputs and remove operational bottlenecks.
• Support the preparation and distribution of market communications such as Int'l tender initiatives, process updates, performance dashboards, and intelligence summaries.
Qualifications and Experience
• 5+ years of experience in tender & contracting, commercial operations, pricing, market access, or data/analytics roles.
• Strong track record in improving data quality and translating analytics into actionable business insights.
• Hands‑on experience supporting operational execution across multiple markets or regions.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and Salesforce; experience with GTCS required; Tableau is a plus.
• Comfortable working with structured templates, KPIs, and tracking tools in fast‑paced environments.
• Ability to translate complex data and global guidance into clear, practical actions for market teams.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage multiple workflows in parallel.
• Proactive, detail‑oriented, and solution‑focused mindset with a willingness to dive into both data and execution details.
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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