Bids and Tender Senior Specialist EP MEA Johnson & Johnson MedTech

About Johnson & Johnson and the Role

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Bids and Tender Senior Specialist, EP MEA to join their team. This full-time position is based in Saudi Arabia, with locations including Jeddah, Makkah, and Riyadh. The role supports the Electrophysiology business within the MEA region, contributing to healthcare innovation and patient wellness.

Role Purpose and Context

The Bids and Tender Senior Specialist supports the comprehensive bids and tender management process for the Electrophysiology business across MEA. This involves ensuring timely, compliant, accurate, and competitive submissions to support business growth and mitigate risks. The role requires close collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory teams to manage tender execution from evaluation to post-award activities. The specialist will also support the Bids and Tendering Leader in enhancing tools, governance, reporting, and process discipline within EP MEA.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the full bids and tender lifecycle, including pre-tender, quotation, submission, award, and post-award stages across EP MEA.
• Manage tender sourcing, application, documentation, and submission processes to ensure timely, high-quality, compliant, and competitive EP bids.
• Review tender requirements, evaluation criteria, technical specifications, commercial terms, and submission checklists for completeness and accuracy.
• Analyze tender outcomes through win/loss reviews, pricing simulations, competitor insights, and debriefs to support future EP bid strategy.
• Maintain bids and tender databases, trackers, and central platforms to ensure data quality, visibility, and reliable reporting across EP MEA.
• Review legal, commercial, technical, and operational aspects of tender documents and escalate risks for timely resolution.
• Ensure tender activities comply with customer requirements, corporate policies, SOPs, approval matrices, and SOX control requirements.
• Collaborate proactively with EP Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, and other functions to secure complete and value-added submissions.
• Act as a subject matter expert for EP bids and tender processes, tools, documentation standards, and compliance requirements.
• Prepare and share regular bids and tender performance metrics, dashboards, and reports with the Bids and Tendering Leader and relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in bids and tender management or a related field.
• Demonstrated strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Rigorous attention to compliance standards.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• A continuous improvement mindset.

Performance Measures

• On-time, accurate, and compliant tender submissions.
• Quality of bid/no-bid recommendations, risk assessments, and leadership decision support.
• Tender performance outcomes, including win/loss insights, cycle time improvement, and value protection.
• Adherence to customer requirements, company policies, SOPs, approval matrices, and internal controls.
• Delivery of Bids and Tendering Excellence initiatives, tools, dashboards, and process improvements.

Collaboration and Interfaces

This role involves significant collaboration with EP MEA Commercial Leaders, Country Sales and Marketing teams, Strategic Account Management, Finance, Supply Chain, Regulatory, HCC, Legal, Business Compliance, Distributors, EM/EMEA Pricing teams, Commercial Excellence, Customer Service, and regional EP portfolio stakeholders.