Salesforce Technical Architect - Tender Management

About the role

Fresenius Kabi is looking for an experienced Salesforce Technical Architect / Senior Developer to lead the implementation, customization and integration of a Tender Management solution, together with pricing strategy and contract life cycle management in Salesforce. The role suits someone with a strong background in Salesforce architecture, hands-on development and proven experience on large-scale, global projects in complex enterprise environments.

Key responsibilities

• Solution architecture: define and design scalable Salesforce architectures for Tender Management, pricing and related functions, translating business requirements into technical designs and integration patterns.
• Development and customization: configure, customize and develop on Salesforce (Apex, Lightning, integrations).
• Integration management: define and implement integrations between the Tender Management tool and other enterprise systems (ERP, pricing, analytics).
• Vendor management: evaluate, challenge and guide the solution vendor and system integrators to achieve optimal system performance.
• Support the Salesforce deployment process, especially managed packages; knowledge of Copado, GitHub or Gearset is a plus.
• Manage system administration operations such as sandbox management, change request evaluation and maintenance.
• Keep vendors, system integrators and business teams aligned on key decisions and document specifications clearly for business and technical audiences.
• Master data management, especially integration with ERP and CRM data sources, is an advantage.

Required profile

• Multi-year track record as a Salesforce Technical Architect, Specialist or Senior Developer.
• Hands-on experience implementing or managing Tender Management systems on Salesforce, such as Model N, CubeRM or Vamstar.
• Deep understanding of Sales Cloud, Salesforce architecture and declarative versus programmatic solutions.
• Proven experience on several large-scale, complex Salesforce projects in a global context.
• Background in the pharmaceutical or a related healthcare/regulated industry is a significant advantage.

Required skills

• Apex, Lightning Web Components, API integrations and data management.
• Salesforce security configurations: flows, role hierarchies, sharing rules, profiles and permission sets.
• Writing and running test cases, UAT, defect tracking and end-to-end test workflows.
• Relevant Salesforce certifications (Administrator, Technical/System Architect, Platform Developer) are valued.