Commercial Director - Bushfire
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
RedEye centralises engineering documents and drawings into a cloud-based document management system that allows users to store, share, markup and manage engineering documents and drawings securely from any device. Up to June 2023, they were also developing a Bushfire Management Platform which was a first-to-market innovation, integrating a science-based approach with relevant high-definition data and powerful technologies including simulation, spatial data mapping, long-term and forecast weather products, analytics, machine learning, asset and work management software. As the Commercial Director – Bushfire, I was responsible for the overarching business and commercial strategies. I was tasked with designing and implementing viable business models and pricing structures for our existing line of products and services, and significantly grew our services capability into a robust, profit-generating business division. Further to this, my role involved comprehensive account management, building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of clients, including federal, state, and local government agencies, forest management groups, and large land managers. I managed, tracked, and reported on these sales activities using Redeye's Sales Process and Hubspot CRM, providing pipeline reports and revenue forecasting, updating sales intelligence and market information, and actively discovering new tender opportunities.Key Achievements:• Constructed and incorporated a Project Management framework, toolset, and processes into existing systems, managing nearly $2M worth of service delivery projects, leading to a significant surge in the average gross profit margin.• Crafted and delivered complex commercial proposals and tender responses (RFQ/RFI/ATM), ranging from $10K to $5M, for a diverse client base, including commercial entities and governmental agencies at all levels; notably authoring a $10M national resilience grant