This role is vital to successfully mitigate company risk by effectively negotiating UK and International contracts that achieve commercial objectives whilst protecting

Accountabilities

• Negotiation of core/non-core contracts, master agreements and preferred supplier agreements
• Ensure contracts are processed in accordance with deadlines, turnaround targets and database tracking requirements.
• Maintain electronic contract review and sign-off audit trail
• Assist with developing and maintaining standard contract templates

Responsibilities

• Review/negotiate commercially astute contracts that minimise company exposure
• Scope contracts to meet internal requirements and operational capabilities
• Ensure contracts are drafted robustly to remove the potential for disagreement or ambiguity post negotiation
• Effective management and prioritisation of workload and timely finalisation of contracts in line with deadlines
• Ensure an audit trail for the proper internal review and sign-off of all contracts by the relevant internal functions.

• Established contracting experience in a commercial environment, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
• Strong contract law
• Good understanding of/ability to negotiate legalese
• High attention to detail
• Review/negotiation of all types/sizes of commercial contracts up to £5m
• Degree qualified (ideally within a Legal, English or Business related subject)
• MCIPS qualified

A leading wholesale organisation with a global presence in medicines and pharmaceuticals

£40 – 45,000 Basic salary

25 days holiday