The Role
Title: Proposal Manager- 1099
Location: Remote
Red Carrot is seeking an experienced Proposal Manager to join our business development team. The Proposal Manager will manage proposal efforts and work closely with business development and operational personnel to develop and deliver winning, high-quality Federal Government proposals.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Required Qualifications:
Location: Remote
Red Carrot is seeking an experienced Proposal Manager to join our business development team. The Proposal Manager will manage proposal efforts and work closely with business development and operational personnel to develop and deliver winning, high-quality Federal Government proposals.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage all aspects of proposal development: pre-proposal planning activities, kickoff meeting, schedule management, action/issue tracking, proposal structure, compliance, technical writing and team guidance, review team coordination, and production.
- Develop and maintain proposal management-related artifacts for each opportunity, including kickoff materials, master outline, compliance matrix, schedule, technical writing, daily stand-up agenda, proposal team contact list, action items, and color team review briefings.
- Collaborate with business development and operational leadership to obtain adequate resources for accomplishing a high-quality proposal submission in a timely manner.
- Collaborate with business development and operational leadership sourcing and identifying new leads.
- Establish and enforce the proposal schedule.
- Clarify, communicate, and enforce roles and responsibilities of proposal team members.
- Remain current on all solicitation modifications and communicate them to the team.
- Revise the schedule, outline, and compliance matrix as necessary throughout the proposal lifecycle.
- Provide and solicit daily updates on proposal progress via the daily stand-up.
- Identify risks and develop mitigation plans.
- Assist in the development and refinement of templates and standardized processes to streamline proposal development.
- Lead/facilitate/drive the discussion during solution and strategy sessions with stakeholders, writers, and subject matter experts.
- Capture, document, and communicate customer hot buttons, win themes, our solution, and features and benefits at the level required for a compelling proposal response.
- Review and analyze proposal sections for consistency and clarity, compliance with solicitation requirements, and alignment with proposed solutions and themes.
- Provide writers with feedback as necessary to ensure accuracy, compliance, consistency, and reflection of win strategies.
- Collaborate with proposal stakeholders, including the subject matter experts, writers, production team members, and leadership.
- Remove barriers for proposal team members; escalate needs and issues for timely resolution.
- Work with the color review chair to convene color teams and prepare the color team package.
- Lead color review recovery from post-review assessment to guiding implementation of approved content changes and modifications.
- Ensure proposal compliance, checking all sections for compliance regularly throughout the proposal cycle and before delivery.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Project Management, or related field, required. An additional 4+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- A US citizenship is required.
- 5 to 10 years of demonstrated experience managing winning competitive Federal Government proposals primarily around the Marketing/ Multimedia industry.
- Knowledge of the proposal development life cycle and understanding of Shipley or other proposal development processes.
- Experience managing large, complex, and highly technical proposals with many stakeholders, and multiple interrelated plans dealing with technical, management, staffing, pricing, quality, and past performance.
- Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and successfully under conditions of multiple deadlines and changing priorities.
- Ability to effectively manage on site/in-person and off site/largely remote proposals.
- Excellent work ethic and organizational skills.
- Ability to successfully execute multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills to interact with all levels of management.
- Experience with FEDSIM acquisition, including orals development and coordination.
- Familiarity with proposal collaboration tools.
- PMP or Shipley certification is a plus
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