Pre Sales Strategy Manager

Advantage Solutions • Clayton, MO

8d • $77,500 - $100,800 • Remote

About The Position

The Pre-Sales Strategy Manager owns pre-sales and strategy support for the agency, developing the pricing, proposals, and strategic materials the sales team needs to pursue and win new business. The role is the primary builder of RFP responses and other insights-driven pitches, working closely with sales, client services, operations, and outside vendors. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role that requires business acumen and the ability to turn complex inputs into clear, persuasive materials that drive new business.

The company is a North American sales and marketing agency providing outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods across numerous retail and trade channels. The position is remote, with CST and EST preferred. It has no direct reports, though the manager may delegate work and provide guidance, direction, and mentoring to indirect reports. No travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 4–6 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Knowledge of pricing and budget development, including gathering, comparing, and reconciling vendor quotes into accurate campaign budgets; strong spreadsheet skills.
• Ability to build insights-driven strategic proposals and pitch decks and use data and insights tools to support recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to internal and external audiences.
• Proficiency with productivity software and working knowledge of AI tools applied to research and proposal design.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple duties and competing deadlines accurately.
• Ability to perform the essential job functions in an office/sedentary environment, including sitting for extended periods, hearing a telephone, entering data on a computer, and potentially lifting up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a marketing agency, vendor, or business services environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond to client RFPs by working with business leaders to scope opportunities, creating strategic pitch decks, managing response timelines with internal and external partners, and packaging and delivering responses by required deadlines.
• Build pricing plans and campaign budgets for RFPs and proposals by gathering input from internal teams and outside vendors.
• Use insights tools to develop data-backed recommendations for pitches, proposals, and sold business, ensuring proposed and contracted solutions align with client objectives.
• Conduct pre-sales research on new categories, companies, and competitors to inform outreach, pitch strategy, and proposal content.
• Develop sales materials, including strategic messaging, one-sheets, capabilities presentations, and other collateral to position the agency and its solutions to prospective clients.
• May delegate work and provide guidance, direction, and mentoring to indirect reports.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager