Bids and Tender Senior Specialist, EP MEA | Johnson & Johnson MedTech | KSA

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Sales Enablement Job Sub Function: Contract Administration and Management Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Job Description: About Cardiovascular Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech We are searching for the best talent for Bids and Tender Senior Specialist, EP MEA. Purpose: The Bids and Tender Specialist, EP MEA supports the end-to-end bids and tender management process across the Electrophysiology business in MEA, ensuring timely, compliant, accurate, and competitive submissions that support business growth and mitigate risk. This role manages tender execution in close collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, and other business functions. The Bids and Tender Specialist contributes to effective tender evaluation, submission, award management, and post-award activities, while supporting the Bids and Tendering Leader in improving tools, governance, reporting, and process discipline across EP MEA. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, rigorous attention to compliance standards, commercial acumen, and a continuous improvement mindset to help advance bids and tendering excellence across EP MEA. You will be responsible for: Tender Management - 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 to ensure 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. Compliance & Risk Management - 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. - Support creation, maintenance, and revision of SOPs, work instructions, and process documentation aligned with best practices and regulatory expectations. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement - Collaborate proactively with EP Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, and other functions to secure complete and value-added submissions. - Manage day-to-day interactions with internal stakeholders, distributors, and relevant customer interfaces, keeping stakeholders informed of key bid and tender updates, risks, and required actions. - Support and facilitate pre- and post-tender meetings to align on requirements, strategy, timelines, outcomes, and lessons learned. Capability Building & Knowledge Sharing - Act as a subject matter expert for EP bids and tender processes, tools, documentation standards, and compliance requirements. - Provide guidance and training to commercial and non-commercial teams on bids and tender processes, documentation, systems, and governance requirements. - Contribute to a culture of excellence, accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement in tender management practices. Performance Tracking & Continuous Improvement -