Senior Proposal Manager

CPI Aerostructures • Edgewood, NY

123d • $110,000 - $173,000

About The Position

The Senior Proposal Manager is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate response to customer RFQs. This entails processing the RFQ, analyzing the RFQ requirements and deadlines, and allocating specific tasks to the business development team. The Senior Proposal Manager will monitor all proposal activities (e.g., preparation of bills of materials, procurement cost estimates, labor cost estimates, manufacturing plans, etc.) to ensure that the bid will be submitted per the customer's requirements. Additionally, the Senior Proposal Manager is responsible for calculating the selling prices using rate and financial data provided by the Finance department. For pricing of follow-on orders to existing contracts, the Senior Proposal Manager will request the appropriate data from the Program Business Manager sufficient to prepare the pricing requested by the customer. The pricing is passed to the Director of Business Development for review at the appropriate level within CPI.

Requirements

• 15+ years' experience
• Must possess a Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a field such as Business, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, or Engineering, or have a minimum of five years performing work of a similar nature in an aerospace manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead Proposal team including proposal administration, cost estimating and business development
• Manage the entire process of preparing a response to a customer request for proposal
• Coordinate and direct the activities of the Business Development Team to ensure the flow of work meets the customer's requirements in terms of schedule and quality expectations
• Oversee the use of and access to the CPI ftp site and manage the Commercial and Government Quotes Log to provide management reporting as required
• Maintain the weekly Business Development Activity Log to report progress on active bids

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees