Job Description Summary
As a Tender & Bid Manager for UK & Ireland, you will lead and oversee the tender and bid process across BD business units, ensuring high-quality submissions and driving successful outcomes. You will play a key role in maintaining the BD Tender & Bid Database and developing model responses, incorporating essential topics such as ESG, Sustainability, and Social Value. Working closely with internal and external partners, you will ensure compliance, process improvement, and the effective management of all tender and bid-related activities. This leadership position includes people management responsibilities, overseeing a small team to drive success and innovation. The role offers flexibility with a hybrid working model, allowing you to work from home and spend 3 days a week in our modern Winnersh office.
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Job Description
We are the makers of possible
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it's no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.
Why join us?
A career at BD means learning and working alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. You will have the opportunity to help shape the trajectory of BD while leaving a legacy at the same time.
To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you'll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.
Become a maker of possible with us!
Main responsibilities will include:
- Lead and develop the Tender & Bid Specialists team, ensuring their growth and performance.
- Manage end-to-end tender and bid processes, ensuring compliance with BD standards, processes, and applicable laws.
- Monitor the BD Tender & Bid Database, maintaining and enhancing model answers for tender submissions.
- Drive initiatives in ESG, Sustainability, and Social Value across tender submissions.
- Monitor performance metrics, providing detailed reports on tender success and opportunities for improvement.
- Identify and address process inefficiencies, championing continuous improvement initiatives.
- Actively manage the tender and bid process for specific submissions, coordinating all activities and ensuring alignment among collaborators.
About you:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, ideally in a science based or economics/business studies related field.
- You have over 5 years of experience in tender and bid management or a similar commercial role, ideally within healthcare, with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.
- Strong experience in managing tender processes, writing bids, and developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- You are proficient in key MS Office applications.
- You excel at managing relationships with various groups, ensuring their engagement and collaboration to achieve successful results.
- Knowledgeable in commercial contracts, public procurement law, and tender-related technologies such as TenderEyes or SharePoint would be beneficial.
- Solid understanding of ESG, Sustainability, and Social Value, with the ability to integrate these elements into bids as a plus.
Click on apply if this sounds like you!
Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.
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Primary Work Location
GBR Winnersh - Eskdale Road
Additional Locations
Work Shift
GB-RDG 0900-1700 35 (United Kingdom)