Full-Time

Contract Coordinator

Maternity Cover

Posted on 9/4/2026

Sharpsmart

Sharpsmart

51-200 employees

Safety-driven sharps waste containment solutions

No salary listed

Spennymoor, UK

In Person

Category
Contract Management
Required Skills
ERP
CRM
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Microsoft Outlook

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Requirements
  • Previous experience in administration, finance administration, sales support, customer service, or contract support.
  • Strong information technology and data skills, including confidence using Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.
  • Comfort learning and using business systems.
  • Good numerical ability and an understanding of accurate pricing, billing, and financial information.
  • Excellent attention to detail and a structured, methodical approach to work.
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage several routine tasks and meet recurring deadlines, including month-end.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to work with colleagues, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
  • A positive, flexible, and team-oriented approach, with a willingness to support process improvements.
Responsibilities
  • Set up new customer contracts accurately and promptly on internal systems, ensuring customer, service, pricing, and billing information is complete.
  • Maintain contract records, including customer details, service requirements, pricing, supplier information, and contractual changes.
  • Support the preparation and processing of customer billing, ensuring invoices are raised accurately and within agreed timescales.
  • Assist with month-end activities by checking contract and billing information, reviewing outstanding actions, resolving data issues, and supporting reporting requirements.
  • Provide day-to-day supplier administration, including setting up and maintaining supplier records, processing relevant documentation, and responding to routine supplier queries.
  • Use internal systems and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to input, check, reconcile, and maintain contract, supplier, and billing data.
  • Investigate straightforward system, data, and billing queries, resolving issues where possible and escalating more complex matters to the appropriate colleague.
  • Work closely with Finance, Commercial, Customer Service, and operational teams to ensure contract data is accurate, complete, and available when needed.
  • Support contract changes, renewals, and new service requests by updating records, pricing, and associated information correctly.
  • Improve administrative processes by identifying missing information, duplicated activity, recurring errors, or opportunities to make processes more efficient.
  • Maintain accurate, well-organised records and documentation in line with internal procedures, audit requirements, and agreed deadlines.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with a customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, finance, or contract-management system.

Sharpsmart provides safety-driven clinical waste solutions for healthcare facilities, including the Sharpsmart collector and tailored waste services. Facilities use sealed sharps containers and rely on service teams to collect and process waste in a compliant, infection-controlled way with an eye toward reducing environmental impact. The offering is distinguished by peer-reviewed safety data for its containers, a scalable global service, and a strong emphasis on sustainability and cost reduction. Its goal is to make healthcare environments safer, more compliant, and less polluting while helping facilities meet budget and environmental targets.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Durham, United Kingdom

Founded

1986

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What believers are saying

  • Sharpsmart won 13 NHS integrated-care-board contracts in March 2026, expanding UK revenue.
  • Daniels Health says Sharpsmart prevented 4,450 sharps injuries in 2025, strengthening sales messaging.
  • Australia’s ambassador visited Chicago headquarters on July 22, 2026, signaling government-backed growth momentum.

What critics are saying

  • Minnesota fined Daniels Sharpsmart $47,000 on August 6, 2026 for hazardous-waste violations.
  • Stericycle is challenging Sharpsmart’s NHS contract wins, threatening delays and margin pressure into 2027.
  • Repeated compliance failures can trigger permit limits, contract loss, and brand damage across core markets.

What makes Sharpsmart unique

  • Sharpsmart’s reusable sharps containers cut needlestick injuries and waste across healthcare sites.
  • On January 19, 2026, NHS Supply Chain added Sharpsmart to its reusable waste framework.
  • Daniels Health opened Old Bethpage in January 2026, extending Sharpsmart’s U.S. treatment network.

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