Senior Proposal Manager

Arlington, VA | Job #324857

Job Title: Senior Proposal Manager
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Type: Full-Time

Fantastic opportunity for a Senior Proposal Manager in Nashua, NH. This is a permanent position! Are you seeking the opportunity to join a large organization, who has great processes and resources that will set you up for success? Our client is seeking a motivated leader to provide hands-on proposal leadership and support to high-priority strategic proposals who holds an active clearance. This person must have the ability to foster meaningful relationships with their team members and can gain buy in from the entire team.

Cleared Proposal Manager Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the overall proposal development process from Pre-Proposal Phase through Post-Proposal Phase for priority/strategic proposals as assigned
Coach and train proposal teams on the development of complex, compliant and compelling proposal responses
Produce and manage proposal outlines, kickoff documentation, compliance matrices, and proposal deliverables
Develop and maintain proposal schedules, and drive proposal team in adherence to the schedule from beginning to end, ensuring early delivery to the customer
Lead daily status meetings and track action items
Analyze and shred customer solicitation documents to drive compliance
Lead proposal color reviews to include scheduling, organizing, facilitating, preparing, conducting, and supporting comment summation, adjudication, and final inclusion
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with varying personalities across all functions
Participation in continuous improvement activities
Provide support, as directed, to overall Proposal Development organization on other priority proposals and projects as assigned

Cleared Proposal Manager Requirements:

Bachelor's degree and 5 years of proposal management experience (3 years supporting DOD proposals)
An understanding of the U.S. DOD source selection acquisition process
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
Willingness to travel
Must be local or able to relocate to the area
APMP certification
Active DOD Secret clearance or higher (strong preference)

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