Description:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Act as the central point person on assigned proposals and lead and guide the work of the Bids & Proposal team.
- Analyze RFQs, RFPs, and RFIs to create proposal outlines and development plans
- Direct proposal kickoff and debrief meetings as well as prepare detailed proposal plans, zoom meetings, outlines and compliance matrices for all phases of proposal development
- Work closely with engineering, procurement and program management to complete the formulation of win strategies and themes and ensure the message is articulated throughout the proposal
- Solicit management reviews and approvals during proposal development
- Monitor Proposal content to ensure compliance to BDS requirements, evaluation criteria and technical requirements
- Lead and/or support the development and submission of winning bid responses by working with the Bids team, internal experts are required
- Research and gather information to include corporate information, product information and other standard materials.
- Maintain, augment and improve library of reusable components, templates, and processes to reduce response time and improve quality on future bids
- Debrief teams after proposal submittals
- Facilitate a retrospective assessment on proposals and refine future proposal strategies, processes, templates and training
Qualifications:
- BS/BA degree or equivalent in relevant experience
- 2+ years experience in furniture or medical or office supplies industry
- Proven ability to work across organizations with effective communication, leadership and project management skills
- Proven attention to details
- Excellent writing, grammar and spelling skills
- Versed with Photoshop, Foxit, etc.
- Can read floor plans (furniture)
- Ability to work in a deadline-conscious, results-driven environment
Requirements:
Skills:
(Not indicated)
