Kerry Latimer Email & Phone Number

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

My role as the Presales Team Leader is to support sales growth by developing and leading a team that delivers the volume of quotes and high-quality tender submissions with a focus on win rate. As a team we also support the financial performance of the business through ensuring pricing is correct and gate keeping margin and discount levels that meet or exceed company policy. I assist with drafting responses to tender, framework and pre-qualification questionnaires that do not already have a… Show more My role as the Presales Team Leader is to support sales growth by developing and leading a team that delivers the volume of quotes and high-quality tender submissions with a focus on win rate. As a team we also support the financial performance of the business through ensuring pricing is correct and gate keeping margin and discount levels that meet or exceed company policy. I assist with drafting responses to tender, framework and pre-qualification questionnaires that do not already have a written answer within the KOMPAN response library, sharing with the department once completed. I am responsible for the day-to-day support and development of team members, giving guidance within the job role, demonstrating good practice, delivering feedback, and helping less experienced coordinators gain the knowledge & skills needed to be successful in their own role. This role also included coordinating bids for dedicated Area Sales Managers (ASMs) directly, chairing tender inclusion meetings and clearly defining the roles, responsibilities, and timescales for content.I participate in candidate selection and the recruitment of new Presales team members and once onboard train and support them using my experience & advice to improve quotation/ tender quality & competencies of the individuals. Once new members have completed their induction, I monitor coordinators work quality & quantity, manage and distributing work among the team of Sales Support & Bid Coordinators to ensure deadlines can be achieved within the department. Alongside training members on the Presales Department, I also support with the training & induction of new ASMs to develop an understanding of the processes and expectations of the business, ensuring they adhere to these in a clear & professional manner.I work closely with counterpart Team Leader/s of the department and other departments to share best practice and workload, looking for opportunities where a process can be redesigned for better efficiency. Show less

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Acting as the key point of contact for assigned Area Sales Managers (ASMs) taking responsibility to manage and coordinate all project quotations, order input and special requests from clients within the designated territories. Balancing workload and working simultaneously on multiple projects, liaising with the ASM and Design Department to ensure that all project elements are present and correct to meet the client specification, ensuring that the design and pricing for each project… Show more Acting as the key point of contact for assigned Area Sales Managers (ASMs) taking responsibility to manage and coordinate all project quotations, order input and special requests from clients within the designated territories. Balancing workload and working simultaneously on multiple projects, liaising with the ASM and Design Department to ensure that all project elements are present and correct to meet the client specification, ensuring that the design and pricing for each project match, are correct and are delivered on time and budget to the client in a well presented quote pack, whilst adhering to the companies pricing and margin policy.Within this role I’m responsible for obtaining third party pricing, raising variant requests to Headquarters when bespoke products are required and ensuring accurate cost and sales prices are inputted correctly for all elements of the playground.On award of a project from a client I’m responsible for processing supply only orders through to the KOMPAN factory and sending order confirmations to customers or handing over installation orders to the Aftersales Department with all relevant project information.This role includes maintaining accurate data in our SalesLogix CRM and Navision (ERP) business systems alongside collating and saving all relevant project information from a variety of sources into the shared project folders so colleagues can pick up the project & understand the details. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Office Manager at Nikec Solutions UK Limited with experience completing a wide variety of tasks across the Sales, Finance and Human Resources departments. During my time at Nikec Solutions I won the organisation's 'Employee of the Year' award twice.In this position, I was responsible for a variety of administrative tasks, including the distribution of contracts, ordering supplies, invoicing, travel booking, stock management and HR on-boarding/off-boarding. I also assisted in a Company… Show more Office Manager at Nikec Solutions UK Limited with experience completing a wide variety of tasks across the Sales, Finance and Human Resources departments. During my time at Nikec Solutions I won the organisation's 'Employee of the Year' award twice.In this position, I was responsible for a variety of administrative tasks, including the distribution of contracts, ordering supplies, invoicing, travel booking, stock management and HR on-boarding/off-boarding. I also assisted in a Company name change, renewal of the office lease and the opening of a new office in Sydney. Show less

London, United Kingdom

London

As a Receptionist at the Lighthouse Group which is an organisation of financial advisers; I was responsible for various administrative tasks including answering the telephone, sorting and distributing the post, organising travel and accommodation for senior colleagues, arranging corporate events, typing and formatting letters of correspondence and responding to enquiries from staff members, advisers and their clients. I was also responsible for the creation of valuations for pension… Show more As a Receptionist at the Lighthouse Group which is an organisation of financial advisers; I was responsible for various administrative tasks including answering the telephone, sorting and distributing the post, organising travel and accommodation for senior colleagues, arranging corporate events, typing and formatting letters of correspondence and responding to enquiries from staff members, advisers and their clients. I was also responsible for the creation of valuations for pension schemes, submitting on-line application forms on behalf of the client, the production of invoices and billing as well as collating reports. Show less

Tilbury

A Levels, Fine Art, English Literature, Media Studies

High School, 9 Gcse'S (All A* To C)