Senior Proposal Specialist

T h i s p os it i o n m a n a g es t he p l a n n i n g , de v el o p m en t , e x e c u t a b le s , and del i v e r y of a ss i g ned b i ds , p r esen t at i o n s , and R F P r es po n s es t o o ur c u s t om e r s t h a t ef f e c t i v ely c o n v ey so l u t i o n s , c a p a b i l i t i es, a nd d i f f e r ent i a t o r s . T h i s p os it i o n c oo r d i n a t es w ith s u b j e c t m a t t er e x p e r t s r a n g i n g fr o m o pe r at i o n a l t o ex e c ut i v e s t aff t o p r o vide k ey c a p a b i l it i es a nd so l u t i o ns f o r o ur c u s t om e r s and i n t e r n a l c l i en t s .

You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program.

Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit Employee Benefits | Staff & Management

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy & planning meetings and serve as the project manager to clarify client requirements and delegate tasks to ensure client deliverables are met.
• Lead the team through value proposition development, applying client analysis and competitive intelligence.
• Research, analyze, and derive insights from information to ensure driving o f k ey s el l i n g me ss a g es in t he b i d.
• P a r t ner w ith s u b j e c t m a t t er e x p e r t s , m a n a g emen t , and e x e c ut i v es t o i d ent i f y a w i n n i ng b i d s t r a t e g y and me ss a g i n g t a i l or ed t o a t a r g et au d ie n c e.
• E s t a b l is h p r i or ity f o r b i d t a s ks and w o r ks w ith r es o u r c es a nd m a n a g ement t o a ss u r e u n de r s t a n d i ng o f p r i o r it i es a nd ab i l i t y t o meet dead l i n es.
• R esea r c h, wr i t e, a n d a s s em b le c l i ent s pe c if i c p r esen t a t i o n s , b i ds and p r o p o s a l s u s i n g r ele v a n t b us i n ess so ft w a r e; en s u r i n g c o n t ent is c o n s i s t ent w ith C e n t er o f E x c el l en c e (C o E) , Deal De s k a nd c o r p o r a t e m a r k et i ng g u i de l i n es.
• I n t e r p r et c om p l e x i n f o r m at i o n a n d wr i t es p er t a r g et au d i en c e.
• P r oo fr ead a n d ed i t wr it t en d o c u m en t s and p r o vides i d ea s , s u g g est i o n s , and c o n c ept de v el o p m ent t o en h a n c e b i ds and p r o p o s a ls .
• I m p l ement and i m p r o v e t he o r g a n i z at i o n ’ s p r o p o s al p r o c ess fr o m p r e - p r o p o s a l p l a n n i n g t h r o u g h p r o p o s al del i v e r y and s u p p o r t o f p os t - s u b m it t al del i v e r a b le s .
• C omm u n i c a t es p r o j e c t s t a t u s , i d e n t i f i es o b s t a c le s /devi a t i o n s /del a y s , and a ss i g ns t a s k ( s ) t o a d d r ess t he i ss ues o n a n y de v i a t i o ns t o del i v e r y t i m el i ne
• S pe c i a l p r o j e c t s and o t her d u t i es a s a ss i g ned.

Qualifications E d u c at i o n:

• Ba c he lo r ’ s de g r ee in English, Communication, Marketing, Business Administration, o r eq u i v a l ent e x p e r ie n c e

E x p e r ie n c e:

• 6 + y ea r s o f e x p e r ie n c e in sales p r o p o s al development, and manage project management.
• Complex government style proposals valued over 5 million dollars.
• Able to manage the entire proposals independently
• Experienced in PowerPoint slide and graphic design
• Qvidian experience is a plus
• Salesforce experience is a plus
• Ability to collaborate with C-Suite Executives

Othe r :

• S k i l l ed in p r o j e c t m a n a g emen t .
• Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, and use of AI tools.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills
• P r o v en e x p e r t i s e in t e c h n i c al and pe r s u as i v e wr it i n g .
• S t r o ng c omm u n i c at i o n a n d c o nf l i c t r es o l u t i o n s k i l ls .
• H i g h l y sk i l l ed in t he u s e o f M i c r oso ft O ff ic e S u i t e.
• E x c el l ent t i m e m a n a g ement and p r i or it i z at i o n s k i l ls .
• A b l e t o w o r k i n depen d en t ly s ett i ng p r i or it i es a nd m a n a g i ng w o r k.
• A d v a n c ed ab i l i t y t o u n de r s t a n d a c l i en t ’ s b u s i n es s , t e c h n o l o g y and p r o c ess need s , and t r a ns l a t e i n t o a c t i o n a b l e, i n d us t r y- lea d i n g s e r vi c es so l u t i o ns f o r c om p l i c a t ed so l u t i o n s .
• P r o vide g u i d a n c e a n d e x p e r t i s e t o s t a k eh o l d e r s t o c r ea t e pe r s u as i v e l a n g u a g e f o r R F P r es po n s es a n d p r esen t at i o n s .
• C om b i ne t e c h n i c al e x p e r t i s e w ith b u s i n ess a c u m en t o p r o vide vi t a l , de t a i led i n f o r m at i o n a bo ut h o w an A BM so l u t i o n c an de l i v er b u s i n ess v a l u e t o i t s c l i en t s .
• A b i l i t y t o i d ent i f y p r o b l em s / r o a d b lo c ks and c r eat i v ely g e ne r a t e i d eas t o a c h i e v e r es o l u t i o n w h i le c o n s i d e r i n g t he r i s ks a s so c i a t ed w ith ea c h o pt i o n a n d s e l e c t i ng t he o pt i o n t h a t has t he b e s t r i s k/ r e w a r d.
• A b i l i t y t o m a n a g e m u l t i p l e p r o j e c t s s i m u l t a n eo us ly

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