Baxter

Healthcare

CommercialBusinessManagerNorthEast

$0–0k Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Commercial Business Manager - North East at Baxter. Skills: Commercial contracts, Revenue growth, Profitability optimisation, Contract negotiations. Monitor sales performance. Conduct detailed financial analysis”

What You'll Achieve.

Grow and optimise utilisation of national frameworks; Maximise personal contribution to financial targets; Provide critical market insight

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Make rapid, disciplined business decisions; Manage ambiguity; Make independent decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Internal and external negotiation capability, Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Ability to analyse complex financial and commercial data, Make rapid, disciplined business decisions, Excellent presentation skills, Confidence delivering to senior and C level audiences, Proven ability to manage ambiguity, Make independent decisions, Provide leadership under conflicting priorities, Team focused mindset, Value diverse perspectives, Actively seek feedback, High levels of resilience and positivity, Respond constructively to setbacks, Motivate peers, Demonstrated commercial courage, Take ownership of outcomes, Lead challenging customer interactions, Fail fast to progress, Intellectual honesty and humility, Commitment to continuous improvement, Capability to manage complex internal stakeholder networks, Understand operations, logistics, financial principles, commercial models, and segmentation strategies, Goal oriented, Highly motivated by financial performance, Highly motivated by commercial success, Matrix management skills, Influencing without authority skills, Demonstrable experience in a relevant pharmaceutical or healthcare commercial role, Proven success in negotiation led commercial outcomes, Apply leverage and trading concessions, Track record of delivering sales growth or profitability, Experience contributing to or leading complex, multistakeholder sales processes, Demonstrated matrix management experience, Ability to influence cross functional teams, Experience contributing to or leading tender bid submissions, Evidence of supporting or leading the launch of new or differentiated products or services

Nice to Have

Specific experience in contracts or bid management, Degree in Business, Life Sciences, or a related field, Experience managing pharmaceutical or medical device wholesalers, distributors, or B2B partners, Experience negotiating commercial contracts with Private Hospital Groups, Experience selling services or embedding operational service elements into complex commercial agreements, Familiarity with recognised multistakeholder selling methodologies, Working knowledge of EU procurement legislation, Working knowledge of NHS eProcurement strategy

What You'll Do.

Monitor sales performance

Conduct detailed financial analysis

Develop competitive commercial strategies

Optimise revenue and profitability

Deliver accurate forecasting

Support business planning

Support decision making

Build strong relationships

Sustain credible relationships

Articulate value proposition

Position value proposition

Identify commercial opportunities

Identify strategic opportunities

Translate market insight

Develop actionable commercial plans

Support long term growth

Play key role in tender delivery

Coordinate cross functional stakeholders

Ensure full compliance

Own pre tender selling activity

Develop commercial strategy

Drive continuous improvement

Collaborate with sales

Collaborate with marketing

Collaborate with operations

Collaborate with support functions

Develop integrated commercial strategies

Execute integrated commercial strategies

Influence internal stakeholders

Align on shared commercial objectives

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross functional stakeholders; Sales; Marketing; Operations; Support functions; Internal stakeholders

Communication Scope

Presentation skills; Executive presentations

Process & Methodology

Tender delivery, Bid management

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