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Bristol, England, Gb

Bristol, England, Gb

Bristol, United Kingdom

Experienced client relationship and business development manager with an extensive background working across public and private sectors across multiple industries. I lead our client listening programme to understand and gain an appreciation of our performance from the client and customers perspective. This direct and impartial feedback is then utilised to improve our business and relationships. IE you talk, I listen, we then implement the changes to benefit everyone.In addition to this, I am also working with two of our sector teams to better understand the markets and our position in them, our clients' drivers and challenges, identifying appropriate solutions, and matching those requirements to our extensive in-house technical specialists. This covers industrial industries such as and logistics and distribution and manufacturing, life sciences as well as the rapidly growing data centre market.I deliver regular sessions to graduates and new starters on the importance of good communication, how to hone those skills, and ways to engage with clients, utilising the feedback and preferences learnt from the client listenting sessions.

Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

The Hydrock bid team provides a central, pivotal role by supporting our 900 strong staff, across the UK, delivering high-quality tenders to our clients. I am proud to have led and worked on some truly exciting, challenging and thought provoking tenders, and playing a part in winning key opportunities for Hydrock.Hydrock brings a fresh approach to engineering design, sustainability and energy consultancy, delivering a full suite of multi-disciplinary services to create places, communities and infrastructure that everyone can be proud of.We deliver engineering services at each step of the development and construction process, providing advice from initial site appraisal, where our focus is on land quality, flood risk, transport and highways access and buildability, through initial designs, planning and on to detailed design and construction monitoring.

Swindon, Wiltshire

• Preparation, collation and submission of multiple high quality tenders• Jan – April 2015 Bid Manager on £1BN tender. Organised and co-ordinated a four-company alliance, involving 60 team members. Sourced and appointed specialist consultants. Developed schedule, author assignments, review meetings, ensuring compliance to Client’s instructions and production and submission of final tender• Prime response point for by the bid team, including PQQs, EOIs, ITTs, RFQs and sole source• Work alongside BD and technical managers to convey opportunities • Monitor OJEU notices, frameworks, direct requests and research new opportunities and circulating to the relevant teams• Co-ordinate in-house and external teams, partners and sub-contractors• Write and produce non-technical responses, proof reading and editing technical text• Develop library of case studies, references, CVs, business function information and boilerplate for tenders and marketing purposes • Attending bid meetings, set up bid reviews and brief reviewers on their role and deliverables expected by the authors and Capture Manager• Deal with technical clarifications from both the client and bid team • Follow and develop the bid procedure to ensure compliance for audits• Undertake lessons learned and implement further improvements• Seconded into partners companies to supply additional tender support

Swindon, United Kingdom

• Gatekeeper and gateway role for access to Board members, whilst handling confidential matters with upmost respect• Managed and maintained appointments, travel and schedules • Co-ordinate and manage the diary, emails, expense reports and documents for meetings• Represented manager in their absence or accompany to meetings and host any visitors • Reprioritise tasks, diary and travel arrangements in a quick, proactive and efficient manner• Clear communication to keep managers aware of events and actions

Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Preparation and submittal of reports, PQQs, tenders (ITTs) and public inquiry material. Collation, editing and formatting of supporting documentation, ensuring version management, proof reading and ensuring deadlines met. Involved in and took responsibility for all areas of the process.Full PA support to the Board members, providing diary and email management with confidential PA support, client communication, travel and accommodation bookings and expenses.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Started as a Head Office Personal Assistant for the General Manager, promoted after six months. • Ran the UK sales office, supporting the UK General Manager, Operations Manager and the eight UK Sales and Customer Support Managers • Prepared and presented monthly sales data and reports to the Board • Set up accounts, generated pricing proposals and maintained customer service levels • Assisted with the marketing objectives and strategy, including designing new material and company exhibition stand and identified new business opportunities to market towards

Sherborne, Dorset

Kingston Veterinary Group is a large practice covering both large and small animal specialisms. My role was to be front of house, whilst maintaining an in-house contact database, managing stock room supplies and assisting in operations where required. Meeting and greeting clients, booking appointments and dealing with telephone enquiries, whilst assisting in the management of eight diaries and supporting the two Senior Partners.

Cirencester, Gloucestershire

CPM, part of the Waterman Group, is an environmental planning and design consultancy in the Cotswolds, where I supported the following disciplines: business development, archaeology, landscape design, ecology and agriculture. In addition to my main role of working effectively alongside consultants at all levels and providing all-round secretarial support, I was also involved in the high-class output to the clients; ie in the form of PQQs, tenders, reports and correspondence. I managed the main databases, keeping up to date with current policies and industry events. I developed within the BD department and became involved in the formatting, reviewing, proof reading and production of PQQs, EoIs and full tender submissions. I provided assistance to the Company Secretary and supported in the safety of staff and leading on fire safety marshalling.

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