Rachel is an experienced Bid Manager who specialises in managing small to large multi-million bids for small, medium, and large private and public section organisations in New Zealand and overseas. She has worked with large technology corporations, construction companies, recruitment companies, and other professional services firms (textiles, plumbers, electricians, education, etc.).
As well as managing bids, Rachel has an exemplary track record in implementing and improving bid processes, building and refining content libraries and helping clients prepare for post-proposal submission presentations. She has led and managed various projects over the past 25 years, starting in the United Kingdom before moving to New Zealand in 2007.
These include:
- Managing bid process for opportunities from $5,000 to multi-million dollars
- 20 years of government bid experience in New Zealand, Australia, and globally
- International bid submissions for World Bank tenders
- Implementing bid processes
- Developing centralised content libraries
- Refreshing bid content
- Creating bid response templates
- Conducting bid strategy sessions
- Initiating and conducting independent post-proposal post-win and loss feedback sessions
- Presentation preparation and planning post-proposal submissions
- Supporting contract negotiations
Qualifications
- Association of Proposal Management Professionals Micro-Certification Bid & Proposal Writing
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- Prince 2 Foundation