Business Development Manager

Job description / Role

Wood is currently looking for Expression of Interest applications for a Business Manager to join our projects in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Business Development Manager's primary role is to find and take advantage of opportunities to grow Wood's business, in line with the our global and BU strategic plans.

The main objective is the winning of new business and to support growth business targets including revenue/margin and client relationship development. Primary focus will be the development and management of the opportunity funnel that brings in multiple sectors / capabilities.

The BDM will co-ordinate with other BDM's and execution centers across Wood as and when necessary to fully exploit opportunities, identifying the complementary skillsets /competence/ relationships/cost bases which may be advantageous to employ to best position Wood to win the work.

Working with the Leadership teams, the BDM supports all positioning, business strategies, business development, acquisition pursuits, key customer management and proposal activities and ensures they are consistent with Wood's processes, procedures, strategic plan and business goals.

The BDM will utilize their market/client/opportunity knowledge to identify any undue risks and/or the win probability may be very low which may lead to a No Pursuit/Bid recommendation

The role ensures Wood is aligned and well 'positioned' to nurture new/existing client relationships;
- Provide input to and deliver effective strategies to gain new business
- Define new market entry requirements and win propositions, developing a clear route map to successful pre-qualification and bid submissions and communicate clearly to pursuit and proposal teams
- Provide input to execution plans, including information and intelligence on customer needs, detailing views and opinions on the competitor landscape in order to develop compelling propositions to enhance the success of business winning
- Progress the processing of customer enquiries, prequalification compilations and bid submissions for clients and projects
- Work closely with other internal departments to ensure the needs of the client are fulfilled in a timely manner and any issues resolved
- Inform Leadership of market conditions, competitors, relationship status and collaborative opportunities
- Develop, maintain and broaden good business relationship with existing and prospective clients
- Ensure Compliance with the Business Ethics Policy, Risk Assessments and Internal Audit requirements, embracing a culture of compliance within the business
- Analyzing market trends, identifying potential opportunities, and understanding competitors.
- Providing regular updates and reports to senior management on business development activities, progress, and market conditions.
- Identification, validation and leadership of key prospects and opportunities
- Facilitate client meetings with appropriate Wood personnel to achieve business objectives and meet client needs.
- Use commercial and contractual acumen to identify barriers to success and enable early assessment of the likely competitiveness of a Wood offering
- Co-ordinate input into the LRM process and participate in the review
- Provide support to the SVP/VP BD to aid with accurate forecasting/re-forecasting activities and prospect portfolio management
- Create, review, manage and maintain integrity of all opportunity records in the CRM system to ensure accuracy, governance and compliance.
- Be an ambassador for collaboration by working with the other regional Wood entities to ensure an aligned, structured and strategic customer approach to business growth and market expansion Leveraging the bredth of Wood solutions for our customers.
- Accountable for positioning plan compliance for all live and future opportunities.
- Maintaining regular contact with clients to understand their needs, address concerns, and provide updates on services.
- Regularly updating and maintaining the client organizational chart to track changes in key decision-makers, influencers, and stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and relationship management throughout the account.
- Ensure independent customer feedback is obtained by carrying out regular client visits. Ensuring feedback is analyzed, understood and built into improvement plans and summarized in a timely fashion and presented back to the BDD / Leadership teams.
- Identify potential acquisition targets and potential JV partners.
- Establish strong customer network and identify opportunities well ahead of time to allow for sufficient strategy development and positioning to maximize our chances of securing the work.
- Develop a strong relationship with local partners and maximize combined strengths to identify and secure work.
- Be wholly familiar with various Government / State apparatus as it applies to contract approvals and awards as appropriate

QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor level degree in a technical or related field
- Advanced computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft office tools, Word/Excel/PowerPoint, to advanced template creation and document/data management level (MS Office, Xaite, MIDAS and Documentum experience an advantage).

Knowledge, skills and experience:
- A sound understanding of projects in sector and market of operation
- Proficient in use of relevant company Strategy and Development tools and systems.
- Thorough understanding and ability to implement industry best practice
- Good understanding of the commercial drivers in our business.
- At all times act in interest of Wood and strictly in compliance with Code of Business Ethics.
- Experienced with the key concepts of HSE leadership & commitment

Preferable to have international operations experience
- High commercial & technical acumen
- Experience in negotiating and commercialising contracts
- Experience in dealing with changing deadlines, enquiries and related pressures, reprioritisations or trade-off's
- International market related business development experience of related projects
- A sound knowledge of project delivery through all phases and execution
- Experience in a proposal's development role would be advantageous

Personal attributes:
- Facilitate and lead senior leadership teams
- Ability to coach, stretch and build the talent required for the future
- Tact & resilience when dealing with delivery of unpopular messages
- Customer & stakeholder focused
- Ability to set strategy & align the regions around the strategic direction
- Ability to develop & maintain internal & external networks to maximise business opportunities
- Excellent presentation and communication skills coupled with drive and ambition

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.