Job Description

Do you have previous experience of successfully managing vendor partnerships? Do you enjoy working on a range of projects within a collaborative and commercial environment? If so, then please read on!

About MRN

At MRN, our focus is on increasing accessibility to clinical trials for a diverse population of patients. We achieve this by conducting trials directly in patient communities around the globe.

About the role…

We are now looking for a talented Vendor Contracts Associate to join our team. As a Vendor Contracts Associate, you will be leading the search and qualification of new vendors and analysing the required data to make informed decisions with regards to their suitability. You will also manage meetings between MRN colleagues and Vendor personnel, taking an active role regarding decisions on Vendor Governance. You will be required to build trusted and mutually beneficial relationship with vendors, maximising contract opportunities for both parties. Once engaged, you will work in partnership to finalise project scope, create RFP (request for proposal) documentation and costings requirements, and then negotiate, agree and execute contracts as needed.

As a Vendor Contracts Associate you will be responsible for:

Searching for new vendors to meet MRN requirements and aligned with forecast demands
Managing the vendor qualification and onboarding activities effectively and within specified timelines
Partnering with vendors to collate and review required documentation
Ongoing management of vendor performance, driving improvements and escalating risks where required

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications...

We are looking for a talented and results driven individual who pays rigorous attention to detail and can multi-task, problem solve and prioritise a complex workload. We are keen to hear from individuals with the following experience:

Previous experience of vendor management and procurement processes
The ability to professionally influence internal stakeholders and effectively engage with external vendors
The ability to effectively interpret data and present back in an articulate and professional manner
Prior experience MS Office is essential with exposure to Salesforce desirable

Where: This role will be office/home based (remote and hybrid working options are available, dependent upon location).

Contract Type: This is a Full-Time, Permanent position

Why Join us?

At MRN we offer a number of benefits designed to promote your work-life balance and make your time at MRN enjoyable and rewarding. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training, mentoring and career development opportunities.

Our core benefits include:

generous paid leave (including an additional day off for your birthday)
medical and life insurance cover
6% employer contribution pension scheme
annual discretionary bonus scheme

We also know how important health and wellbeing are and offer free independent 24/7 help and advice for work and home related challenges: as well as physical wellbeing support and online 24/7 access to healthcare professionals. MRN respect people’s different working preferences and the need for a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working hours and remote working.

So, what's next… If this sounds like you and you’d like to learn more, we would love to hear from you! Please click ‘Apply Now’ or email careers@themrn.co.uk.

MRN is proud to be an equal opportunities employer

We are an equal opportunity employer who values diversity. Our aim is to work simultaneously to promote a more inclusive and safer environment for everyone, which attracts all candidates and portrays our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity. Our aim is to ensure your application, interview process and transition to MRN is simple and personal. If you require any adjustments for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please get in touch.

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DBS Disclosure

DBS Disclosure may be requested in the event of being offered the position. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offence(s).

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