What are the responsibilities and job description for the Proposal Manager position at Talascend?
Talascend is currently seeking a Proposal Manager for a contract opportunity located in Phoenix, AZ.
Onsite 100%, possibly hybrid later on.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :
The Proposal Manager completes or manages the following tasks :
- Manage proposal process from cradle to grave.
- Development of proposal final production cycles and required resources.
- Manage cross functional teams to meet strict deadlines.
- Coordinate closely with the sales organization to ensure win strategies and themes flow throughout the proposal to ensure quality, winning bids.
- Generate detailed RFP response plan and schedule.
- Analyze RFP requirements to determine compliant response structure and volume outlines.
- Development of proposal review plans and facilitate document and color reviews.
- Develop review team evaluation packages and then record, disseminate, and track accepted recommendations.
- Work in progress, turnaround time and on time to receive metrics reporting.
- Initiate, manage and complete process improvement projects.
- Perform functional team collaboration responsibilities.
- Schedule and facilitate proposal tag-up meetings.
- Establish the electronic copy file structure, archive, and back-up capability and procedures for proposal materials.
- Provide access to team members to Documentum and manage the security requirements of the access.
- Manage the production of draft and final text and graphics.
- Coordinate the internal flow and review of proposal inputs and outputs.
- Maintain real-time development status and version control of proposal text and graphics.
- Direct the production, reproduction, binding, and packaging of final master proposal and hard / soft copy as required.
- Assist in any other tasks required to develop a quality proposal.
- Leadership reporting and presentations
