Biffa Waste Services

Role Description Join a Leading Team as Our Next Bid Writing Manager Location: Home based Lead and manage a high performing team of Bid Writers and Development Support Coordinators responsible for delivering all bids across the Municipal Services Division. This role will involve inspiring, motivating and supporting the team to produce high quality written submissions for a wide range of contracts, including waste treatment and disposal, household collections, and street cleansing services, ensuring all bids are professionally managed and aligned with business objectives. Your core responsibilities - Lead the review and final sign off of all method statements, selection questionnaires and pre market engagement responses, ensuring every submission is accurate, compliant and high quality. - Partner with Business Development Managers to create compelling quality responses throughout every stage of the bid process. - Drive continuous improvement of bid templates, processes and submission standards across the Business Development team. - Coordinate internal reporting, progress meetings, approval papers and Investment Committee submissions to keep bids on track and fully governed. - Work closely with departments including Fleet, HR, IT and Procurement to ensure technical content remains relevant, accurate and up to date. - Support strategic Bid / No Bid decisions alongside senior leadership, helping prioritise the strongest commercial opportunities. - Manage and develop the Bid Writing team while maintaining a strong library of model answers, case studies and best practice content across Municipal Services. - Build strong relationships across the business by attending regional meetings, identifying growth opportunities and supporting wider business objectives including the Biffa Balanced Business Plan. Qualifications - Degree educated or equivalent qualification, with strong written English skills and excellent attention to detail. - Previous experience within a tendering, bidding or pricing environment, with a track record of producing successful submissions. - Strong ability to write clear, persuasive and high quality bid content within tight deadlines. - Knowledge of the waste industry or wider environmental services sector would be highly advantageous. - Confident communicator, capable of building strong working relationships across multiple departments and stakeholders. - Highly organised and commercially aware, with the ability to manage multiple bids and priorities simultaneously. Benefits - Ongoing career development, training and coaching – Because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow. - Competitive salary. - Generous pension scheme. - Retail and leisure discounts. - Holiday and travel discounts. - Life cover. Company Description At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management. Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.

Role Description Are you an ambitious, commercially minded procurement professional who thrives on driving change and building high-performing supply chains? We’re looking for a Category Manager to play a key role in our Procurement & Supply Chain transformation journey. This is a high-impact opportunity for someone with a strong “can-do” mindset, who enjoys improving how things work, challenging the status quo and delivering tangible value through smarter sourcing and supplier partnerships. You’ll join a function recognised as a critical enabler of our corporate strategy, with a clear mandate to create a strategic, innovative and best-in-class procurement operation. As Category Manager, you will take ownership of key spend categories, shaping multi-year strategies that drive cost efficiency, resilience, sustainability and service excellence. - Leading end-to-end tendering, negotiation and contract award processes across your categories - Delivering annual savings targets while improving supplier quality and delivery performance - Developing and executing category strategies to reduce cost, mitigate risk and drive innovation - Managing sustainability requirements, including support of SBTi targets - Building strong stakeholder relationships while ensuring compliance with procurement processes and systems You’ll have genuine scope to influence how procurement operates, with visibility across the organisation and the opportunity to leave a lasting impact. Qualifications - 5+ years’ experience in strategic procurement within a category management model, ideally degree educated (CIPS desirable) - Proven experience running complex, multi-stakeholder tenders with strong commercial and quality evaluation - Strong negotiation skills and confidence influencing within matrix organisations - A proactive, resilient, improvement-focused mindset with a clear ambition to drive change - Knowledge of logistics and supply chain operations, with waste industry experience highly beneficial Benefits - A pivotal role in a business-wide procurement transformation programme - Real autonomy to shape strategy and drive meaningful operational and commercial improvements - Exposure to senior stakeholders and complex, high-value categories - Long-term career development within a major, purpose-driven organisation - Supportive, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and continuous improvement Company Description At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

Role Description We are seeking a highly experienced and commercially astute Finance Director to join our Municipal Services Division. This is a strategic leadership role with full financial accountability across a diverse and operationally complex portfolio, including Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs), PFI/PPP waste treatment contracts, and municipal collection services. Partnering closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership team, you will play a critical role in driving financial performance, ensuring robust governance, and supporting long-term value creation in a highly regulated environment. Key Responsibilities - Lead full financial oversight of the Municipal Services Division, including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis - Ensure strong financial governance, compliance, and risk management across all contracts and operations - Drive commercial performance, contract profitability, and operational efficiency - Partner with operational, commercial, and corporate teams to support strategic decision-making - Lead and develop a high-performing finance team across a complex, multi-site environment - Engage with key external stakeholders, including local authorities, regulators, and financial institutions - Support audits and ensure adherence to all regulatory and contractual requirements - Contribute to business strategy by aligning financial objectives with organisational goals - Play a key role in major contract bids, mobilisation, and transformation initiatives - Ownership of annual budgets aligned to a 5-year strategic planning cycle - Lead quarterly reforecasting and in-year financial performance reviews Qualifications - Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA) with 10+ years PQE - Senior finance leadership experience within sectors such as: - Waste management - Environmental services - Infrastructure or utilities - Outsourced public services - Industrial / operational environments - Strong experience managing PFI/PPP or long-term service contracts - Proven involvement in large-scale contract bids and commercial negotiations - Deep understanding of municipal waste, recycling, and treatment operations - Experience leading sizeable finance teams across multi-site operations Key Skills & Attributes - Strong commercial acumen and ability to navigate complex contracts - Exceptional leadership and team development capability - Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills - Ability to influence and build relationships across senior stakeholders - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment - Passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and driving profitability Company Description At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.