Proposal Manager

Proposal Manager

Location:  Alaska 

Employment Status:  Full Time Regular

FLSA Classification:  Exempt – Salaried

Position Summary:

Potawatomi Defense Operations (PDO), a federal government contractor, is seeking a qualified Proposal Manager who supports Business Development by responding to requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for quotes (RFQs), market survey requests, and providing other related support.

The Proposal Manager provides overall leadership, oversight, and coordination in developing customer responses.

The Proposal Manager is responsible for the entire proposal development process.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

•    Manage all phases of the proposal development process, starting with proposal assignment to contract award.
•    Interface with GOVWIN and entering identified pursuits in to Sales Force for approval.
•    Exercise appropriate judgment and decision-making regarding proposal development, handling of classified or confidential information, and working with team members throughout the organization.
•    Analyze and interpret RFPs and provide guidance to proposal team members, including BD and Capture Leads, Pricing Manager, volume leads, subject matter experts, and subcontractors, regarding deliverable requirements.
•    Determine the appearance, format, style, and standards of the proposal during the proposal planning phase.
•    Develop and manage proposal outline/compliance matrix and templates throughout the proposal development process; coordinate these items with the Pricing Manager and BD Lead.
•    Develop and manage proposal schedule, to include milestones and deadlines for writing, editing, pricing, review, production, and submission; enforce deadlines among proposal team.
•    Assign development tasks to appropriate team members, which may include proposal staff, corporate and contract staff, subject matter experts, and subcontractors.
•    Clearly and regularly communicate proposal development strategies, plans, and expectations to all proposal team members.
•    Track all proposal team writing, editing, pricing development, and graphics development.
•    Lead regular strategy/status meetings to track proposal progress, determine action items, and develop concepts for proposal content; assign and follow-up on action items.
•    Perform comparison analysis between RFP and amendments.
•    Develop proposal narrative based on interviews with subject matter experts, contract staff, and/or boilerplate documents.
•    Perform detailed, comprehensive compliance analysis between RFP requirements and proposal narrative and perform technical analysis of proposal narrative for company and proposal strategy.
•    Format documents in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher, and Adobe Acrobat according to RFP requirements and proposal format and styles.
•    Edit documents for grammar, spelling, factual accuracy, and clarity acco...