Contract Specialist

Contract Specialist

This is a full time role of 37.5 hours, working Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a range of commercial contracts, including framework, supply, service, and confidentiality agreements
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, ensuring accurate records, key milestones, and obligations are maintained including contract change management
• Ensure contracts are compliant with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and approved commercial and pricing models
• Identify and mitigate contractual and commercial risks, supporting dispute resolution where required
• Provide practical contractual guidance to internal stakeholders across Commercial, Legal, Procurement, and Finance
• Support tenders, RFPs/RFQs, and framework applications with contractual and commercial input
• Maintain contract documentation within contract management systems
• Contribute to continuous improvement through templates, processes, and contract awareness training
• Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Profile

• Professional accreditation or membership in contract management, contract law, procurement, or related discipline
• Minimum 3 years' experience in contracts or procurement, ideally within healthcare or a regulated commercial environment
• Strong practical experience in contract drafting, negotiation, compliance, and contract lifecycle management
• Sound understanding of tendering and procurement processes; public sector or NHS experience is desirable
• High commercial and financial acumen, with confidence supporting pricing structures and commercial schedules
• Proven ability to identify and mitigate contractual and commercial risks
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities under pressure
• Confident communicator, able to translate complex contractual concepts into clear, pragmatic guidance
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and build trusted relationships
• Proactive, solution focused mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement and learning
• Comfortable working with contract management systems and digital tools (e.g. SAP or similar), with strong Excel and document management skills
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)

Offer

There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have - all dedicated to your professional journey.

• Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world
• Individual opportunities for self determined career planning and professional development
• A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one
• A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience
• The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium size company

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary alongside a wealth of other fantastic benefits listed below:

• Bonus scheme - Based on completion of KPI's and yearly objectives
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 33 Days Holiday (inclusive of 8 days bank holiday) increasing with service
• Company paid health cash plan
• Annual leave purchase scheme (with 12 months service)
• Long Service Vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Blue Light card - providing thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street

Contracts Specialist posts will be subject to a Basic DBS Disclosure

Fresenius Medical Care is an equal opportunities employer