Assistant Manager - Risk (CoEx: Public Channel)

The Assistant Manager - Risk will play a critical role in supporting the Government Business team by assessing and mitigating risks associated with public sector pharmaceutical tenders. This position requires a strong understanding of tender documentation, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful and compliant participation in government procurement processes to create impact for People, Society and Planet.

Key Responsibilities:

• Tender Risk Assessment: Review and analyse government tenders (state and central) for pharmaceutical products to identify key risk areas, including eligibility clauses, pricing terms, supply conditions, and penalty clauses.
• Terms & Conditions Review: Highlight and communicate special or non-standard terms and conditions in tenders that may have financial, operational, or compliance implications.
• Compliance Monitoring: Ensure adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements as per tender mandates; escalate potential non-compliance or deviation risks to Senior Leadership in a timely manner.
• Support to Business Teams: Provide proactive support to the Government Business teams during tender participation including pre-bid query submissions, documentation review, and timely risk alerts.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Liaise with Legal, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Finance, and QA/QC teams to gather inputs, resolve ambiguities in tenders, and ensure risk-mitigated responses.
• Risk Register Maintenance: Maintain a centralized risk register for all government tenders, documenting risk categorizations, mitigation measures, and follow-up actions.
• Training & Awareness: Support the development and delivery of training sessions for internal teams to build awareness on tender compliance, risk indicators, and documentation standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Recommend process improvements to enhance risk identification, evaluation, and mitigation mechanisms across the government tender lifecycle.

Desirables:

• Management degree from a recognized university.
• Strong understanding of Indian government procurement processes (GeM, CPPP, State-level tenders).
• Excellent analytical and documentation skills.
• Sound understanding of tender and contract terms.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities to coordinate with internal (Regulatory, Legal, Risk, etc.) and external stakeholders (Decision & Policy makers in the Institutions).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and compliance-driven environment.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint; experience with SAP or tender management software is a plus.