?? Business Development Manager?? Location: Any Centrica Office | Hybrid Working?? 6 month fixed term contractWe work in a hybrid, Flexible First way - travel may be required for partner meetings, client engagement and bid activity.?? The JobYou'll drive our growth strategy within the Private Landlord sector-testing new business models, developing commercial partnerships, navigating bids, and ensuring strong safety and compliance standards across all activity.?? Key ResponsibilitiesFollow safety and environmental policies, completing HSE checks and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.Test and develop new business models across the Private Landlord sector.Build partnerships with letting agents, property management firms and Housing Associations.Develop operating models, products and propositions that deepen our penetration of the PL sector.Explore collaboration opportunities with insurers and warranty providers.Monitor legislation affecting landlords and use insights to strengthen customer relationships.Identify opportunities to differentiate our service and analyse competitor activity.Respond to tenders and bid requests, ensuring compliance and timely submissions.Complete supplier onboarding and support environmental and due-diligence requirements.Negotiate multi-property and multi-year contracts.Work closely with operational teams to ensure realistic capacity planning and SLAs.Produce high-quality, creative bid content and maintain an up-to-date information library.Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships throughout the bid and commercial process.Capture client feedback to support continuous improvement.Review tenders to ensure risks are understood and controlled.Understand pricing structures, cost build-ups and how requirements impact quality and cost.Support preparation and delivery of client presentations post-submission.?? The PersonYou're commercially minded, collaborative and comfortable influencing at all levels. You enjoy shaping propositions, navigating complex stakeholders and producing compelling bids.Qualifications & ExperienceExperience in business development, tenders or bid writing.Understanding of the Private Landlord or property sector.Knowledge of compliance, due diligence and operational delivery.Ability to interpret legislation and understand customer impacts.Experience in commercial negotiation.Skills & CapabilitiesYou'll bring strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to think strategically and make sound decisions while supporting change initiatives. You're a collaborative team player who can work under pressure and meet deadlines, with excellent written skills that help you produce clear, compelling and creative bid documents. You'll be highly organised, confident engaging with management, and skilled in negotiation, presentation and relationship building. You're proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and bring strong commercial acumen to support pricing and bid submissions. You'll be comfortable driving change, managing stakeholders effectively, and partnering with the business with credibility and confidence.JBRP1_UKTJ