Chris Pocklington

Bids and Tenders Coordinator @Aureos

Sheffield, GB

Headline Achievement:Contributing to the successful tender of Network Rail ERP lot 4a Distribution & Plant Framework circa£154m. Supporting the Bids and Tenders Director in the process, liaising with technical, commercial andexternal partners to help bring the bid together.Description:Checking tender portals for new potential opportunities. Organising the agenda for weekly Go No Gomanagement meetings on the back and presenting to senior management.Supporting business development activities using LinkedIn to support, planning strategy with seniormanagement and liaising with senior colleagues to organise potential customer meetings.Monthly forecasting liaising with the divisional Commercial Director and Head of Commercial to forecast defined opportunities on horizon.Managing customer expectations and acting as an interface between bid team and customer.Liaising with commercial, financial and technical colleagues to support the bid process.Set up of tenders on the system using Sharepoint as a mechanism for the myself and the bid team toprepare answers to questions.Support Bid Managers with the preparation of tenders documentation whether that be adding detail toanswer and also adjusting pricing and doing cash flows.Experience of updating the Sales Achiever and previous Quickbase CRM systems.Attending framework events and reporting back to Senior Management any trends and relevantinformation.

University of Teesside

Bachelor's degree

Prior Pursglove College

A Levels