Senior Tenders Administrator

About the position

A global medical-technology leader is hiring a Senior Tenders Administrator to own the end-to-end tender, bid and pricing process in South Africa. This is for someone who loves deadlines, details, and turning complex specs into compliant, on-time submissions — while bringing sharp commercial and market-access thinking to the table.
You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders (Sales, Key Accounts, Product, etc.), track opportunities, protect margins, and help the business compete smartly in both public and private healthcare procurement.

Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Monitor tender portals; identify and track new opportunities
• Coordinate bid qualification, cross-functional alignment, and risk tracking
• Prepare tender checklists, pricing documents, and full submission packs
• Compile enquiries/specifications and complete tender documentation
• Ensure submissions are accurate, compliant, and on time; track outcomes
• Maintain tender compliance documentation and registrations (CSD, Ariba, private databases)
• Oversee electronic/manual filing and reporting (e.g., DoH and EXCO reports)
• Maintain pricing and margin analysis to support future bids
• Support market access: reimbursement/pricing trends, competitor activity, policy/regulatory shifts, listings and vendor registrations

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ tender experience in medical/healthcare/pharmaceuticals (essential)
• Strong understanding of market access and procurement pathways
• Tender legislation/compliance knowledge
• Experience with RFQs, RFIs, RFTs, RFPs
• Vendor data management experience

Education

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Tertiary qualification (advantageous)

Soft Skills
Detail-obsessed, deadline-driven, commercially savvy, confident communicator, strong stakeholder manager.

Salary
The proposed salary for the role is R30k - R35k per month - the final offer will depend on qualifications, experience and skills.
Additional benefits such as Medical Aid, Pension/Provident Fund with discretionary incentive scheme..

Desired Skills:

• tender administration
• bids
• rfq
• rfi
• rft
• rsp
• vendor data

Employer & Job Benefits:

• Medical Aid and Provident Fund