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Tender Specialist (Part-Time)

  • Hybrid
    • Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  • Commercial Excellence

Job description

Why Sakura?

When it comes to diagnosing cancer, there’s no time to wait!

At Sakura, we’re driven by our desire to advance cancer diagnosis through fully automated anatomic pathology and by providing our partners & patients with best-in-class innovations, quality and customer care.

What we do:

We empower pathology professionals all over the world by providing integrated solutions to deliver accurate & fast diagnoses of cancer, to optimize treatment success for each life we touch!

 

The opportunity

As a Tender Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring the successful and compliant execution of tender activities across Europe. You will coordinate tender processes from start to finish, collaborate with stakeholders across Sales, Finance, and Customer Support, and help Sakura maximize business opportunities while ensuring compliance and minimizing risk.

Job requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the end-to-end tender process, including coordination, documentation and submission activities.

  • Perform tender risk assessments and coordinate approvals with Sales, Finance, Customer Support and leadership teams.

  • Maintain ownership of tender documentation, compliance activities and continuous process improvements across European markets.

We perfectly match if

you have

  • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent working and thinking level, preferably in Commerce, Purchasing, Business Administration or a related discipline.

  • Experience as a Tender Specialist is an advantage, but we also welcome colleagues with experience in contract management, procurement, commercial operations or other process-driven environments who demonstrate strong stakeholder management, ownership and organizational skills.

  • Proven experience coordinating complex tenders, bids and contractual processes.

  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.

  • Demonstrated ability to take ownership, drive process improvements and confidently challenge stakeholders when required.

  • Fluency in both English and French, written and spoken.

  • Excellent attention to detail, particularly when reviewing and maintaining documentation.

  • Ability to identify risks and develop practical solutions in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.

  • Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.

  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

We offer you

  • A competitive salary package including a performance-based bonus of up to 8%.

  • 8% holiday allowance and 29 holidays per year (full-time).

  • A mobile phone and laptop for flexible working.

  • A premium-free pension plan without employee contributions.

  • A discounted gym membership to support your wellbeing.

  • Company provided lunch (taxable benefit applies).

  • A role with ownership responsibility and development opportunities within an international Finance environment.

The invitation

Our culture is friendly and open. We believe that the development of our people enables the company's growth.

By joining us, you will be part of:

  • An inspiring community with a mission that matters! ''advancing cancer diagnostics''.

  • Our international organization that is led by a supportive & inspiring management.

  • A financial healthy & privately owned company.

To learn more about Sakura, please visit our career page & follow us on LinkedIn.


*Acquisition in response to our job postings is not appreciated. This means that we think we can find a suitable colleague on our own.

*Please note that we don't offer visa sponsorship. Only candidates with valid EU work visa will be considered.

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