Bid Development Manager

Summary

Join Biffa as a Business Development Manager in our Municipal division, working remotely to manage and support team members on tenders for new business and identify commercial opportunities. You will project manage tenders, including on-site investigations, pricing, proposals, and presentations. Responsibilities include preparing presentations for clients, researching new technologies and legislation, developing industry contacts, attending regional meetings, and providing support to regional managers. Essential requirements include experience in tendering, bidding, or pricing environments, proven success in winning bids through written submissions, and knowledge of local authority/public sector tendering. Biffa offers a rewarding and challenging career in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Requirements

• Working in a tendering, bidding or pricing environment
• Proven experience in delivering written submission for winning bids
• Local authority/public sector tendering knowledge

Responsibilities

• Project manage tenders for new business to include – Investigations on the ground to develop operational solution, pricing and modelling, commercial proposals, presentations for internal sign-off, liaison with partners/sub-contractors and writing method statements
• Preparing and giving verbal presentations to prospective and existing clients
• Keeping abreast of new technologies and innovations by actively researching products and establishing contacts throughout the industry
• Keeping abreast of new legislative developments
• Developing contacts within the sector to keep informed of the status of current and future new business projects – primarily through consultants
• Attending regional meetings to keep up to date with existing contracts; identify development opportunities; and develop working relationships with business managers
• Providing development and contractual support to regional managers as to ensure variation orders and service proposals follow the company’s corporate approach and are signed-off as appropriate
• Supporting the development director on specific projects as requested