At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive supplier relationships and negotiate deals to boost profitability and unlock new opportunities.
- Company: Vital Primary Care UK, a leader in medical products and services.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, growth opportunities, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team focused on innovation and growth in the healthcare sector.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in healthcare by enhancing supplier partnerships and driving commercial success.
- Qualifications: Strong supplier network, negotiation skills, and market awareness required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.
Vital Primary Care UK, backed by Investindustrial, is a leading provider of medical products, equipment and services across UK healthcare. Operating through Williams Medical Supplies and SP Services, we serve Primary Care, Community Care, Corporate Healthcare and wider clinical settings. The business is focused on growth, commercial performance and building stronger supplier partnerships to deliver better value for customers.
The Commercial Partnerships Manager will use supplier relationships, market knowledge and strong negotiation skills to improve profitability, reduce cost and unlock new commercial opportunities across Vital Primary Care UK. This role sits within the Commercial function and works closely with portfolio teams, Sales, Operations and Finance to strengthen our supplier base, improve margin and support growth.
- Build and leverage strong supplier relationships and market contacts to identify better terms, new sourcing routes, exclusivity opportunities and commercial partnerships.
- Lead supplier negotiations across cost pricing, rebates, support packages, exclusivity, own-brand opportunities and wider commercial terms.
- Work closely with Senior Commercial Managers, Commercial Executives, Sales, Operations and Demand Planning to turn supplier opportunities into practical commercial outcomes.
- Support supplier performance reviews and commercial agreements, ensuring suppliers are held to account on value, service, quality and delivery.
Key Skills:
- Strong Supplier Network – Brings established market contacts and the ability to open doors, identify opportunities and build supplier relationships quickly.
- Commercial Hunter Mentality – Proactively seeks better deals, challenges the status quo and is motivated by improving margin, reducing cost and creating value.
- Negotiation Strength – Confident negotiating cost pricing, rebates, exclusivity, supplier support and partnership terms with clear commercial outcomes.
- Data-Led Commercial Judgement – Uses data, pricing insight and margin analysis to support negotiation, prioritise opportunities and track value delivered.
- Margin & Cost Improvement – Delivery of measurable gross profit improvement and cost reduction through supplier negotiations, sourcing activity and commercial initiatives.
- Supplier Network Value – Creation of new supplier opportunities, improved commercial relationships and access to better sourcing routes or partnership terms.
- Commercial Opportunity Pipeline – Identification and progression of new supplier, sourcing, own-brand, essential line and brand-exclusive opportunities.
- Negotiation Outcomes – Improved cost pricing, rebates, exclusivity, supplier support or commercial terms.
- Data-Led Delivery – Use of insight to prioritise opportunities, support negotiation and evidence value delivered.
Locations
Commercial and Partnerships Manager in Caerphilly, Rhymney employer: Williams Medical
Vital Primary Care UK is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation within the healthcare sector. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide ample opportunities for professional development and the chance to make a meaningful impact in improving healthcare services across the UK. Our supportive culture, backed by Investindustrial, encourages employees to challenge the status quo and drive commercial success while building valuable supplier partnerships.
