Commercial Vet

About Us

Healthy animals and happy owners – that’s the goal. We are IVC Evidensia, and we are on a mission to build the world’s best veterinary group. Investing in people, premises and processes, we deliver outstanding care in around 2,500 locations globally.

About the role

We’re looking for a Commercial Vet to join our UK & Ireland Commercial and Procurement team. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced veterinary surgeon ideally with a small animal (but not limited to) background who is interested in applying their clinical expertise in a broader, commercially focused role.

In this position, you’ll act as a clinical authority within the commercial function, supporting procurement decisions, supplier relationships and practice-facing initiatives. You’ll help ensure that purchasing decisions are clinically appropriate, commercially sound and aligned with the needs of our practices. This role is predominantly remote (c.95%), and is well suited to clinicians looking to transition out of full-time practice while staying close to clinical decision-making.

What you’ll be doing

Clinical insight & procurement support

*Provide clinical expertise to support supplier negotiations, contracting and product selection *Contribute to global and local procurement initiatives *Evaluate the suitability, safety and value of clinical products *Monitor the veterinary supply chain and identify emerging supply or cost risks *Support cost-saving and standardisation initiatives across practices

Exceptions & product guidance

*Provide clinical oversight of requests outside the Buy List *Advise practices on clinically appropriate, cost-effective alternatives *Balance clinical need with commercial considerations *Identify recurring exceptions and compliance trends

Stakeholder & operational support

*Act as a key liaison between Procurement, the Clinical Board and practices *Support out-of-stock management and alternative sourcing *Assist with onboarding new clinical products outside tender cycles *Create clear guidance and communications for practices *Participate in internal and supplier meetings

Expect a varied working week and plenty of opportunity to apply clinical judgement in a new context.

About you

Essential *Qualified Veterinary Surgeon and Member of the RCVS *Strong clinical experience (small animal preferred) *Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills *Confidence handling complex or sensitive discussions with practices and suppliers

Desirable *Experience as a Clinical Director, Lead Vet or in a senior clinical role *Exposure to procurement, commercial or supplier-facing environments *Understanding of veterinary pharmaceutical and consumables supply chains *Comfortable working with data (e.g. Excel analysis)

You don’t need previous commercial experience we welcome applications from vets transitioning directly from practice but you should be curious, pragmatic and keen to influence decisions at scale.

Why join us?

Competitive salary and bonus Flexible, remote-first working model Opportunity to shape procurement decisions impacting hundreds of practices Collaborative team of clinical and non-clinical professionals A chance to use your veterinary expertise in a strategic, business-critical role