Gillian Denempont

Experience

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  World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa

  Nov 2004 - Jun 2007

  Office Manager and Marketing Coordinator

  Start up of Johannesburg branch with 3 staff members. Create Information Databases. Overall administration of the Johannesburg office, and reporting to Head Office in Stellenbosch. Understanding sustainability and triple bottom line required as a marketing function of corporate social investment. Proposal preparation and administrative control of funding and donations. Prepare marketing material, invitations and responses, organise and host functions, and fundraising events. Success: growth of branch to 10 staff members in 2 years and efficient relocation to PinMill Farm. Show less

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  Consultant

  Jul 2007 - now

  • APMP Registration P2R/249892

    Jan 2009 - now

  • Senior Bid Manager

    Jul 2007 - now
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  Business Connexion

  Jul 2007 - Jan 2013

  Bid Coordinator

  Responsible for the coordination and facilitation of practices and activities associated with the BCX Value Chain that is applicable to the Business Support Office.Within Business Connexion bid management serves 6 key objectives:1.Win profitable business that we can deliver;2.Deal transparently with risk to enable informed decision-making;3.Be responsive and compelling to clients;4.Optimise and minimise Pre-Sales investment by engaging the right people at the right time for the right purpose;5.Provide a sustainable work experience for our colleagues by managing bids in an organised way to avoid unnecessary overtime work and last-minute weekend stints;6.Present Business Connexion as a professional organisation to our clients and partners.My role is to manage bids taken on by the Special Projects team ensuring a compelling value proposition to the client that strongly increases the chance of winning bids and allows Business Connexion to deliver to our clients’ requirements. Executed in accordance with the BCX Bid Process, applying sound project management principles and expertise to the management of bids including the management of resources, timeframes, risk, quality, and governance.Risk management remains very important and it is imperative that key risks for the response are handled and mitigated appropriately. Scheduled Risk meetings where the risk matrix is documented and material risks communicated to appropriate executives and mitigated via a commercial response and/or elsewhere.My personal attributes and strengths required to perform my role include: Deciding and Initiating;Relating and Networking;Presenting and Communicating information; Writing and Reporting; Analysing; Learning and Researching; Creating and Innovating;Planning and Organising; Delivering Results and Meeting Clients Expectations;Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking. I also manage international bids focussed on global collaboration across the Business Connexion Group. Show less

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  Nashua Limited

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  HOD Tenders

  Responsibilities at Nashua:1. Tender project management and effective running of the Department.2. Liaise with and instruct Franchises and Branches (32 countrywide), both locally and abroad e.g. Zimbabwe and Ghana, on tender process and corporate governance requirements.3. Together with Nashua’s main supplier, I worked on an international opportunity for large Service Provider company.4. Prepared and implemented new Templates for Tender contents while assisting with latest Corporate Identity and implemented through Marketing.5. Introduced and implemented a tender process as no comprehensive records had been kept, i.e. Database of Tenders submitted, awarded, lost; implemented Win/Loss reviews, including a sign-off process and audit trail.6. Provided an Operational support process and introduced an organized approach to Tender responses. Preparation of Roles and Responsibilities, scheduling of bid team meetings, gathering of response collateral and coordination of tender offering into submission format, while meeting with clients exact detailed requirements.7. Training bid team and support staff to properly address Tenders to meet with clients requirements, company legal requirements and corporate governance requirements, as well as training in preparation, editing and accuracy of documents, while meeting set timelines.8. Preparation and generation of reports.During my tenure in 2013, I successfully brought positive change to Nashua and substantially improved revenue through sources of awarded tenders in Western and Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Vaal region, Tshwane, Gauteng and externally in Zimbabwe, and Ghana. Show less

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  EOH (Mthombo) (Pty) Ltd

  May 2014 - Dec 2014

  Contracts Manager - SAP

  Management decision was taken to implement changes, and SAP Division realigned its tender management through Group Bid.

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  IQ Business

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Senior Consultant - Tenders

  Contract completed end of June 2015. In the market for new opportunities.

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  Tenders

  Jul 2017 - now

  Senior Bid Manager

  Consultant on contracts not making ends meet. Need a permanent position at a reputable company. I am a positive and skilled professional.