Consultant Bid Strategist - Evernorth Health Services - Hybrid

Job Summary

The Consultant Bid Strategist role within Pitch & Consultant Bid Strategies is a strategic partner for Consultant Relations, Sales, Pricing, and various other internal and external stakeholders to create innovative, winning responses for all of our major consultant partners.

You will be part of a team that drives consultant template strategy and execution, and will be responsible for developing and executing RFP content strategy for consultants and coalitions, supporting annual consultant meetings, and addressing general inquiries about our consultant responses.

Additionally, this role will be responsible for leading multiple strategic, transformative process optimization initiatives with cross-functional partners to help us win in a crucial market for our business.

The ideal candidate will have a background in sales consulting, strategic planning, project management, and/or content strategy and management, and be excellent at building strong, authentic relationships.

Essential Functions


* Develop deep understanding of market dynamics and consultant & coalition needs, and position RFP content to uniquely meet those needs


* Maintain and revise approximately 2,000 responses for our highest volume consultants


* Demonstrate a thorough understanding of our RFP workflow and database management tool (Responsive), employ critical thinking to optimize consultant and coalition template structure within the tool, and drive greater efficiency and effortlessness into the proposal management process


* Ensure RFP questions and responses are accurate, client-appropriate, and meet departmental expectations by partnering closely with subject matter experts across the organization


* Regularly engage in complex conversations with leadership regarding Pricing & Sales strategy


* Build strong, deep relationships with key cross-functional partners


* Communicate strong points of view based on market insights, client feedback, and consultant guidance, and use that point of view to influence stakeholders in creating winning responses, while appropriately mitigating business risk


* Lead and execute process optimization initiatives as part of our department's strategic transformation


* Support preparation and development for annual leadership meetings with


* Demonstrate strong written, verbal, and graphic communication skills to support interactionswith VP-level colleagues


* Mentor and train new team members

Qualifications


* Strategic thinker with a passion for learning and understanding, with ability to connect dots and effectively translate internal descriptions and terminology into client-facing content


* Ability to conduct a thorough investigation into root cause of a problem, separate relevant facts from less essential or unnecessary data, and develop options and recommendation on a solution


* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, successfully navigate ambiguity, and work in...