Are you looking for a sustainable career? Where no two days are the same? Whilst working for an ethical employer who truly makes a difference to our planet?

Not only does this role offer a rewarding career, it also has a clear path for progression and career development- which means a bright future awaits.

By playing a key part in our bold commitment to transform our business into a provider of net zero carbon sustainable materials by 2040. Truly you will be making the world a better place to live for the next generation.

Reporting to our Industrial Services Director, you will support our commercial teams and the wider UK business, creating a centralised function of all bid and tender activity to create a best in class function that with time will grow through success into a winning team.

Attractive salary plus great benefits such as:                            

• Pension scheme
• Bonus scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus each year you will have the option to buy and sell leave
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Support to include Life Assurance and critical illness pay
• 24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support – access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance
• Online savings - major retailers, utilities, entertainment plus many more

You will support the business by planning and managing the bid pipeline, scoring, process and delivering tender responses in line with the company’s brand and processes.

Collate and co-ordinate all major tendering activity across the UK business, creating a best in class bid library from prior bids, adding to this through experiences and knowledge cultivated from across the business’s commercial teams. Creating a winning tender response template tool and a scoring system to prioritise tender responses and those we choose not to chase.

You will have full access to the all available tender portals and platforms, acting as the central co-ordinator and leader on which business opportunities we focus upon. You will support and be supported by the EMR Commercial teams, marketing and finance colleagues.

In addition to the above, you will also:

• Project manage the whole bid process for large and sometimes complex schemes
• Manage the pipeline of Pre-Qualifying Questionnaires (PQQ’s) and Tenders
• Develop and implement bid and proposal strategies
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of tender submissions
• Produce weekly and monthly reports for management
• Leading bid teams to secure work for the business UK wide
• Working with Directors, AGMs, CMs, to develop Win Plans and strategies
• Liaise closely with the internal stakeholders. Develop relationships and maintain close contact with key decision makers throughout the bid process
• Establish a clear and thorough understanding of the bid requirements, including the main deliverables and the client’s drivers for developing the project
• Review and approve bid documentation, including costing, risk assessments and bid documentation to meet customer deadlines
• Contribution to strategy definition and execution through the analysis and identification of new markets, segments, and/or solutions
• Ensure governance is followed and all relevant approvals are obtained
• Record, analyse and apply customer bid feedback to future responses to drive continuous
• Taking a proactive role in the writing of standard content and project profiles - closing gaps where possible by interviewing / questioning relevant parts of the business
• Taking the lead in the bid programme, ensuring content is fully compliant, quality checked to deliver a bid to deadline
• Understanding EMRs geographical coverage and competition in the area (market knowledge)
• Constantly monitor and maintain a high knowledge and awareness of industry best practices and initiatives
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
• Proactive management of tender portals and industry bidding platforms to identify new opportunities to share with wider commercial team
• To identify and evaluate new business opportunities across all business sectors
• To implement market research when required and maintain a repository of all research that is relevant to the business needs
• Inform the business of industry trends and requirements to ensure that EMR’s accreditation is kept up to date so we are not precluded from any opportunities
• Maintain a diary of tender renewal dates (for live EMR contracts and contracts that we have missed out on)

The successful candidate will be:

• A proven track record of successfully writing and managing tenders
• Extensive experience of managing and leading to an improved Bid / Success conversion rate
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Ability to analytically analyse issues/problems
• Knowledge of data protection and security issues

European Metal Recycling is a global leader in sustainable materials with physical operations in the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands. Our core business is the recycling of metal and plastics from a range of public, commercial and industrial waste streams. Our recycling activities generate around 10 million tonnes of sustainable materials every year, saving over 10 million tonnes of CO2.

Our mission is to have great people serving our customers with dependable recycling solutions. EMR is still privately owned, with family values at its core. It’s a place where we care about our people, our customers, our workplace and our communities. We offer diverse and exciting career opportunities where individuals can make a difference and are recognised and rewarded for their hard work.

Find out more about us at www.emrgroup.com  

It goes without saying that you will need the correct licences or certificates for a variety of our roles.

However, at EMR we value the way we do things as much as the delivery. We call our expectations our Behaviours. They align with our Values of We Care and We Do, and they apply across all levels and roles in the business.

​We Care

- Integrity – you are Respectful and Honest

- Trust – you are Collaborative and Authentic

We Do

- Accountable – you are Determined and Responsible

- Innovative – you have a Growth Mind-set and you are Progressive

If we all carry out our roles in line with these Behaviours, we will achieve success as One Team. If you embody our Behaviours, we want to hear from you!