Bid and Tenders Specialist

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Are you looking to work alongside dynamic and hard-working individuals who are dedicated to saving and sustaining lives? Our team values speed, simplicity, courage, and collaboration in all aspects of our work. Then we would love to hear from you!

We are currently searching for a Bid and Tenders Specialist based in Madrid (hybrid role) that will be responsible for managing the overall tender response process and responding to all related internal and external enquiries. The role will combine deep expertise public‑procurement law with proven capability in bid management, process optimization and stakeholder leadership.

What you will be doing

• Daily identification of new tenders and communication with involved partners when potential new opportunities are identified: Marketing Manager, Account Manager/Regional Sales Manager/Country Leader
• Submit and follow the tender proposal to public administration/procurement regulators according to commercial team and legal requirements.
• Provide Tender Risk Assessment.
• Support staff from across Baxter on all public contracts, extensions, and terminations as well as provide advice on contractual risks, obligations and dispute‐resolution strategies.
• Coordinate and record all documentation required and maintain a central contract database.
• Assess positive and negative tenders results in order to design and implement continuous improvement initiatives and strategies for bidding workflows, templates and knowledge management.
• Bid review while aligning Legal, Operations and Sales on winning strategies.
• Define action plan to monitor efficiency, hit rate and compliance.
• Draft and file administrative appeals, and clarifications.
• Keep up to date on legislative changes.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s or equivalent experience in Law is required
• Proven experience in public‑sector tendering and contract management in the Pharma/Medical Device sector.
• Experience in risk analyst and mitigation.
• Able to communicate successfully in Spanish and English.
• Collaborative, proactive and continuous-improvement attitude.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at once with a sense of urgency required to work in a deadline driven environment.

Why do you want to work at Baxter?

• Competitive total compensation package
• Professional development opportunities
• High importance placed on work life balance (Family Responsible Certificate EFR)
• Flexible benefits (childcare vouchers, employee discounts, etc.)
• Commitment to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce – Baxter Spain holds the DIE certificate "Equality in the Workplace" that is awarded by the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality since 2016. You can read more about our values at www.baxter.es

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer and is therefore firmly committed towards making employment opportunities available to all qualified applicants without regard to gender, race, age, disability, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependents, religion or trade union membership.

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