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Eric Njuguna

@ericnjuguna

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Senior shared services and bid management executive driving strategic growth and operational excellence.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking senior leadership roles where I can drive strategic growth, build shared services, lead high-impact bids and mentor teams within collaborative, growth-focused organisations.

I am a results-oriented executive with over 21 years of senior-level experience leading shared services, bid management and large-scale programmes across private and listed organisations.

I have a strong track record delivering projects and bids from $1M to over $20M, building bid offices, and winning major public and private contracts through disciplined proposal, pricing and commercial strategy.

My leadership focuses on aligning projects to strategic objectives, driving operational excellence across HR, IT, facilities and OHS, and mentoring high-performing multinational teams of 20+ professionals.

I collaborate with CEOs, COOs, CFOs and CIOs to deliver measurable business outcomes, develop new operating models, and implement business cases that enable growth, cost control and sustainable performance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Group Executive: Corporate Shared Services

Current

Afrirent Holdings

Nov 2024 - Present (10 months)

Lead corporate shared services including HR, IT, OHS, facilities and marketing; drove strategic planning, programme delivery and bid-driven business development for multimillion-rand initiatives since Nov 2024.

shared services Bid Management Strategic Planning IT strategy HR Leadership Stakeholder Management Budgeting

Programme Manager

Afrirent Holdings

Nov 2020 - Oct 2024 (3 years 11 months)

Led full lifecycle delivery of strategic, high-priority projects including operating model redesign and head office development; authored business cases and coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver projects on scope and budget.

Business Case Development Stakeholder Management Budget Management Change Management

Bid Management Consultant

Afrirent Holdings

Feb 2019 - Nov 2021 (2 years 9 months)

Established and led the in-house Bid Office, managing end-to-end RFP and unsolicited proposal responses and securing major municipal and corporate fleet contracts valued at multimillion rand.

Bid Management Proposal Development Stakeholder Engagement Commercial Review Content Management

Bid Management Consultant

nFold Consulting

Feb 2011 - Dec 2020 (9 years 10 months)

Deployed to clients to build in-house Bid Offices and manage must-win RFP responses, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to produce compliant, high-quality proposals under tight deadlines.

Bid Management Proposal Writing Process Improvement Project Delivery Quality Assurance

Consultant SAP Project Manager

At.Net Consulting

Oct 2014 - Dec 2018 (4 years 2 months)

Managed high-value strategic SAP and IT projects end-to-end, driving requirements gathering, project delivery, cost and schedule control, and stakeholder relationships for government SAP implementations.

SAP Project Management Project Delivery Requirements Gathering Budgeting Client Management Risk Management Scheduling Stakeholder Engagement

Senior Bid Project Manager

Business Connexion Group

Feb 2001 - Jan 2010 (8 years 11 months)

Established and ran a Bid Office for BCX Managed Services, coordinating solution design, governance and transition activities for large-value opportunities up to R2 billion.

Bid Management Solution Workshops Transitions Risk Management Compliance