Sarah Bishop
Bid + Marketing Manager
Kirsten Klee
Bid + Proposal Manager
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Kat is a tender superhero, a guiding hand offering end-to-end support across any stage of a tender – from qualification through to contract signing. She established Tendup in 2018 with a vision to make tenders easy. With over a decade delivering high-quality tenders and proposals across government and private enterprises, Kat brings together the experience, creativity and smarts for winning tender management.
Coming from an arts and media background, Kat’s creative perspective and dynamic communication style bring a creative point of difference in the competitive world of tenders.
Her approach is collaborative and team-focused, incorporating agile elements to drive creativity and momentum within structure and process. She leads the Tendup team with purpose, overseeing cut-through content that gets clients to the negotiating table.
Jess has over 10 years’ experience in tender management and communications. A specialised sales writer, Jess has particular experience compiling tender submissions for large corporate and government clients. She enjoys taking complicated concepts and articulating them in an interesting and approachable way. Jess considers research to be a core part of the bid writing process, and is passionate about understanding the challenges and idiosyncrasies of her clients’ industries while working together.
Sarah Bishop is an experienced marketing manager with a diverse career across multinational organisations and advertising agencies. She has a breadth of experience in strategic writing, branding, strategy, customer relationship management and PR. Sarah brings her experience and writing capabilities to help brands with their engagement at all levels – customer, industry, government and the broader business ecosystem.
With a background in the information technology and telecommunications industries, Sarah has secured engagement across all levels of government through tender submissions and engagement programs. Utilising her fine eye for detail and strong people skills, Sarah keeps even the toughest of projects on track.
Sarah’s specialisation is in her ability to distil information into compelling, benefit-based language and to communicate in a way that conveys the selling points and value that help to win tenders.
Kirsten is an experienced bid and proposal manager bringing 15 years’ experience with tenders in Defence and National Security, Federal Government and Technology.
She has a strong track record delivering bid and proposal management across multiple industries including both small to medium enterprise and large multinational corporations. Maintaining an Australian Government security clearance, Kirsten has a deep experience of the complexities of the Australian tendering landscape. Resourceful and dependable, Kirsten is known for her pragmatic approach to problem solving.
Valuing the importance of relationships for productivity, Kirsten skilfully brings people together to ensure a highly collaborative process. With finely tuned project management skills, Kirsten capably manages bids and proposals with precision. Having focused most of her career in the Defence and national security sectors, Kirsten is a trusted advisor and Tendup’s senior lead on these opportunities.