Princ Proposal Manager

Elbit America • Merrimack, NH

32d

About The Position

The Princ Proposal Manager is responsible for executing the Capture Process, managing and developing various types of solicitations, including Request for Proposals (RFP), Other Transaction Authority (OTA), Request for White Paper (RWP), Pitch Days, Middle-Tier Acquisitions, Broad Area Announcement (BAA), and Commercial Solutions Offerings (CSO). The Proposal Manager will coordinate with a diverse team, including Capture Manager, Program Manager, and functional leads such as Contracts, Legal, Strategic Customer Teams (SCT), Divisions, Pricing, and Engineering departments to produce and submit solicitations. The Proposal Manager will lead the proposal team to ensure compliance and responsiveness to the customers’ requirements, as well as company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Ability to lead teams; setting clear purpose, expectations, and deliverables and hold team members accountable for meeting strict deadlines
• Strong work ethic, integrity, initiative and commitment to job role and responsibilities
• Ability to effectively multi-task, prioritize and execute activities in high-pressure environment
• Ability to self-start, proactive, work autonomously and take responsibility for the proposal process
• Bachelor's degree required. Preferred degree field: Technical or English
• 5 or more years of related experience
• 3-5 years of industry experience
• Competent working knowledge of MS Office Suite, SharePoint, Teams and Adobe Acrobat
• Knowledge of federal acquisition and industry best practices in proposal development process

Nice To Haves

• Shipley training highly desired

Responsibilities

• Familiar with statutory requirements and regulatory aspects of the acquisition process
• Lead the response team (technical writers, pricing, contracts, legal, SME reviewers, ESL affiliates, and teaming partners) through the process to ensure compliance and responsiveness
• Create a compliance/response cross-reference matrix for each solicitation
• Create a compliant annotated outline to ensure the prospect’s organizational priority
• Create a pursuit schedule that ensures sufficient time to accomplish Compliance Review and milestones
• Set up collaboration sites (file transfer protocol (FTP)) for non-network ESA affiliates and teammates
• Set up and lead motivational, informative, and directive Kickoff meetings
• Set up and lead Compliance and Color Team Reviews to include subject matter experts (SME)
• Proactively manage production process to include editing, electronic page turn, final quality reviews and printing, if required
• Identify and store reusable content for subsequent responses
• Develop proficiency with ESA’s SharePoint (WinIt) and/or Teams collaboration
• Lead stand-up (data-call) meetings to facilitate collaboration and schedule management
• Perform post-submittal activities
• Other related duties as assigned by supervisor

Benefits

• Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule, providing every other Friday off
• Competitive compensation & 401(k) program to plan for your future
• Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
• Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
• Flexible Vacation & PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identify Theft, Pet Insurance, and more
• Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees