Deal Manager (Industrial & Supply Chain Projects)

Designed Conveyor Systems•Franklin, TN

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Deal Manager (Industrial & Supply Chain Projects), you’ll help drive the success of DCS’s project bids and proposals. You’ll apply project management skills to coordinate internal teams, manage timelines, and keep proposal efforts moving from early concept through final submission. This role sits within the Pre-Contract team and is ideal if you enjoy organizing complex work, working across teams, and bringing structure to fast-moving, deadline-driven environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
4–7 years of experience in project management, project execution, or a related role.
Understanding of industrial or supply chain environments and common facility standards.
Comfortable managing multiple projects with different timelines and levels of complexity.
Highly organized and able to identify, manage, and escalate risks, issues, and scope changes.
Ability to confidently initiate and guide cross-functional teams in response to customer updates or evolving requirements.
Clear communication with both project teams and senior leaders, including preparing status updates.
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Comfortable working within structured project processes.
Calm, collaborative leadership style and ability to set clear expectations while holding teams accountable.
Ability to work well independently and thrive in team-based environments.
Adaptability to change and ability to adjust quickly as priorities, timelines, and processes evolve.
Proactive about identifying internal improvement opportunities and supporting process enhancements.

Responsibilities

Own and manage proposal and bidding timelines across multiple internal teams.
Lead internal meetings to align on progress, risks, open items, and changes in strategy.
Guide teams through defined process stages, reviews, and approvals.
Coordinate multiple proposal efforts at the same time while balancing shifting priorities.
Ensure proposal activities align with overall win strategy and adjust approach as needed.
Facilitate issue resolution during solution development and proposal execution.
Provide clear progress updates and status reporting to leadership.
Partner with cross-functional teams to support the development of accurate, compliant, and high-quality proposals.