Senior Proposal Management Specialist

We have an Excellent Contract position for aSenior Proposal Management Specialist to join a leading Company located in  Huntsville, AL.

**US Citizenship is required.**

**Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.**

Under the leadership of the Director of Proposal Operations within the company, this critical Proposal Management role is accountablefor using Capture Plan elements to prepare an effective Proposal Plan and Proposal Strategy, then leading the proposal team in developinga highly competitive, compliant, winning-level proposal. Proposals will involve thecompany and customer proprietary, firewalled, classified, ITAR and EAR, and other sensitive information.This is a highly networked position that includes partnerships and business alignment with Capture Teams and other functions across the business.

Job Responsibilities:  

• Estimate, secure andeffectively manage proposal budgets
• Proactively identify proposal team members with necessary experience, skill sets andsubject matter expertise; secure their commitments to participate
• Transfer Capture Plan information effectively into the proposal process
• Prepare Proposal Plan with all elements necessary to effectively lead the team and manage the process
• Effectively tailor standardized proposal process to fit business needs for timely execution maximizingefficiency while providing high-quality, compliant andcompelling proposals.
• Ensure comprehensive proposal readiness, including pre-proposal efforts that effectively implement the win strategy
• Champion proposal professionalism and skills acquisition among team members
• Conduct effective Proposal Kickoff meetings, communicating all necessary information and assignments in a manner that informs, orients, inspires andenergizes the team
• Align collocated or virtual proposal participants to become a smoothly operating team
• Involve senior leadership at key phases of the proposal to ensure alignment; provide status and reporting, including immediate notification when critical issues emerge or additional resources are required
• Lead proposal tag-up (standing) meetings, conveying necessary information, status andresolving issues and resource needs in an effective manner
• Provide ever-strengthening leadership-level knowledge of the technical solution and program elements and effectively work with engineering, program management andother discipline leads
• Use an effectively tailored industry/company-standard proposal process and best practices (e.g., annotated outlining, storyboarding/mockups, color reviews, Just In Time training)
• Review and read completed proposal sections throughout the proposal development process, ensuring complete compliance with solicitation requirements and that the proposal meets or exceeds evaluation criteria
• In close partnership with the Capture Manager, ensure timely, effective color team reviews (e.g., Pink, Red, Gold)
• Strong grasp of all elements that go into cost/pricing effort, including refinement of cost-related elements to meet Price to Win targets
• Lead or participate in Functional and Executive Level Reviews to successful approval
• Deliver compliant, responsive, error-free, professional quality, winning-level proposals within customer-defined timeframe
• Support capture of post-submittal proposal team lessons learned
• Lead proposal team in preparing Best and Final Offers (BAFOs) and Final Proposal Responses (FPRs), as requested

Basic Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum6 years of prior relevant experience orGraduate degree and minimum of 4 years priorrelevant experience.In lieu ofa degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated experience-developingrelationships with internal and external customers while creating and guiding highly effective proposal teams
• Excellent performance in organizing and motivating diverse teams to come together as one in the pursuit of winning
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across a large distributed business, managing diverse tasks, requirements, and competing commitments
• Responds efficiently/effectively to time-critical requirements with exceptional results; record of successfully interfacing with Business Development disciplines and varied levels of leadership
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skill

Desired Qualifications: 

• Experience within DoD and/or Federal Government acquisition environment or relevant certification from the Defense Acquisition University
• Experience heavily weighted towards managing proposals for new product development in a competitive environment directto Prime or Government customers
• Graduate degree from an accredited university or college in a relevant area of study
• Proposal management certification (e.g., APMP, Shipley, company internal)
• Extensive proposal management and process training (e.g., Shipley, SM&A, Lohfeld)
• Project Management certification from Program Management Institut