Tender Operations Manager

Tender Operations Manager

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Every day, our colleagues support scientific discoveries, healthcare innovations, and life-changing therapies that improve lives around the world. With more than 125,000 employees globally, we combine innovation, collaboration, and expertise to help our customers solve some of the world's most important challenges.

Our Budapest Shared Service Center is a diverse, international workplace where talented professionals support customers and colleagues across Europe while building rewarding long-term careers.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Tender Operations Manager to lead our international Tender Operations team supporting the Laboratory Products Group (LPG).

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing team of experienced professionals across multiple European markets while helping shape the future of our Tender Operations function. You'll combine people leadership, operational excellence, stakeholder management, and strategic project work to ensure the successful delivery of public and private tenders that support business growth across Europe.

Working within a matrix organization, you'll partner closely with Commercial, Sales, Legal, Finance, Customer Care, and other cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence, continuous improvement, and outstanding customer service.

This role is ideal for an experienced people leader who enjoys building high-performing teams, navigating complex international environments, and driving operational transformation.

Why Join Our Team?

Joining this team means becoming part of a growing international organization where you'll have the opportunity to help shape a relatively new function and make a visible impact from day one.

You'll lead a diverse, multinational team, collaborate with senior stakeholders across Europe, and play a key role in improving tender operations, supporting strategic initiatives, and driving business performance.

In addition to meaningful work, the role offers excellent long-term career development, regional exposure, and opportunities to progress into more senior leadership positions.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, develop, and inspire an international team of Tender Specialists across multiple European countries
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Oversee the end-to-end tender lifecycle, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, public tenders, and contract renewals
• Ensure tender submissions are accurate, compliant, and delivered within agreed timelines
• Monitor team workload, resource planning, and operational performance
• Partner with Commercial, Sales, Legal, Finance, Pricing, Marketing, and Customer Care teams to support business growth
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex tender-related issues
• Drive process improvements, operational standardization, and transformation initiatives
• Monitor KPIs, analyse operational performance, and provide business insights to leadership
• Support strategic projects and help shape the future direction of the Tender Operations function

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 5 years of people leadership experience within a multinational, shared services, or matrix organization
• Previous experience in Tender Management is strongly preferred
• Experience in commercial operations, bid management, contract administration, procurement, customer care, or related operational environments
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple business functions
• Excellent communication, coaching, and relationship-building capabilities
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, international environment
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
• Fluency in English and at least one additional language—French, German, Italian, or Spanish—is required.

A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, candidates with relevant leadership experience and a proven track record will…