Proposal Manager

KIHOMAC•Byron, GA

17h

About The Position

The Proposal Manager is primarily responsible for managing proposal production in support of the company’s growth goals, strategic initiatives, and service offerings. It is a highly visible role that works closely with executive leadership, capture managers, group management, and subject matter experts. Expertise and Functions: Develop and manage the proposal production schedule and coordinate with the Capture Manager and Contracts team to deliver on-time, high-quality, winning proposals Work with Capture Manager to organize, integrate inputs and prepare final proposal Assist Capture Manager in leading Color Team reviews and incorporate proposal updates Review customer source selection criteria (for DoD, Section L, M, Instruction to Offerors of a Request for Proposal), and develop RFP templates/layouts and compliance matrix Ensure development and distribution of appropriate proposal-related documentation, including compliance matrices, adherence to style guides, annotated outlines, proposal schedules, writing guidance, and kick-off presentations Work with Capture Manager to assign and manage content generation assignments to writers to generate proposal inputs Establish and maintain communications among geographically dispersed proposal teams, including subcontractors, partners, and vendors, using collaborative tools such as SharePoint, Teams, Redmine etc. Maintain a proposal library of source material, including proposal kickoff templates, sample volumes, executive summaries, past performance citations, etc. Maintain a company process for proposal development to include all templates, policies, methodology and creating a training process and checklists to build additional company proposal managers. Participate in nearly all company submissions to Government and Commercial entities through editing, formatting, compliance checks and proposal/RFI/white paper management Conduct lessons learned as needed to improve the process Manage the Business Development SharePoint site content and resource materials for the organization Manage the company social media and company webpage content Develop and execute social media/webpage strategies Create and curate engaging content for company social media platforms and webpage Monitor & manage social media channels/comments Analyze social media/webpage metrics and provide regular reports on performance Manage and maintain corporate business development materials (flyers, capability briefs, product brochures, etc.) Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in management or other relevant discipline required
2+ years of professional experience in the required task area
Excellent Written and verbal communication skills
2+ years of professional technical writing and editing experience
Experienced in Microsoft Office 365 suite to include SharePoint and Teams
2+ years of experience with professional graphic design software such as Adobe Illustrator and/or Canva
Previous photography experience
Experience in digital marketing principles and practices
Must be a US citizen
Ability to obtain a security clearance may be required
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and use of computer screens
Frequent wrist, hand, and finger movements using a keyboard, mouse, and handwriting
Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds at times

Responsibilities

Develop and manage the proposal production schedule
Coordinate with the Capture Manager and Contracts team to deliver on-time, high-quality, winning proposals
Work with Capture Manager to organize, integrate inputs and prepare final proposal
Assist Capture Manager in leading Color Team reviews and incorporate proposal updates
Review customer source selection criteria
Develop RFP templates/layouts and compliance matrix
Ensure development and distribution of appropriate proposal-related documentation
Work with Capture Manager to assign and manage content generation assignments to writers to generate proposal inputs
Establish and maintain communications among geographically dispersed proposal teams
Maintain a proposal library of source material
Maintain a company process for proposal development
Participate in nearly all company submissions to Government and Commercial entities through editing, formatting, compliance checks and proposal/RFI/white paper management
Conduct lessons learned as needed to improve the process
Manage the Business Development SharePoint site content and resource materials for the organization
Manage the company social media and company webpage content
Develop and execute social media/webpage strategies
Create and curate engaging content for company social media platforms and webpage
Monitor & manage social media channels/comments
Analyze social media/webpage metrics and provide regular reports on performance
Manage and maintain corporate business development materials
Other duties as assigned