Specialist Pursuit Support (RFP Management)

Premier Inc.

132d • $62,000 - $93,000

About The Position

As a Pursuit Support Specialist, you will be joining a high-volume, high-performing sales operations team supporting over 6 business units and more than 35 teams – representing more than 50 (and growing) unique technology and advisory offerings. You will be responsible for supporting the net-new sales and retention process by driving results, meeting deliverables, and delivering compelling winning materials to our customers. You will be partnering and working in lockstep with customer-facing sellers, sales leadership, and account managers to support and coordinate the many activities and deliverable production efforts that go into closing a deal at Premier. These can include but are not limited to: Proposal and RFx development and management (heavy focus) Technical/security questionnaire fulfillment Internal project management and quality control for sales-related pitches and presentations (working in close collaboration with the team’s graphic designer(s)) Responses to requests for miscellaneous information from the customer.

Requirements

• 2 or more years of applicable work experience.
• High School Diploma or GED (Required).
• 1-3 Years in Sales Support, Project Management, Proposal/RFx Development and Management.
• Proficiency in MS Word/PowerPoint/Excel preferred.
• Salesforce experience a plus.
• Proposal Automation software experience a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Strong relationship management and people skills.
• Attention to detail and quality control.
• Organization and project coordination/management experience.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and analyze requirements document(s).
• Develop deliverable outline and compliance matrix (for RFx’s) to track requirements throughout the full lifecycle of the proposal process.
• Work with the technical teams and SMEs to translate highly technical requirements and information into clear messaging and content to produce compelling, responsive and superior quality RFxs, proposals, technical questionnaires, pitches and SME presentations.
• Develop RFx management plans - including internal proposal calendars, writers' templates, etc.
• Conduct kick-off meetings with internal and external contributors - including collaborating partners, 3rd party subcontractors and primes.
• Execute and drive all review cycles.
• Write and control document drafts, versioning, manage writer's contributions and changes, prepare proposal document for final submission.
• Set up, maintain, and complete tasks/activities in the CRM system.
• Support additional projects requiring writer, proposal or RFx expertise and guidance as assigned.
• Capture and repurpose content and materials from submissions.
• Maintain integrity and accuracy of standard approved language and associated collateral within large volume content management tool and associated libraries.
• Partner with internal SMEs to maintain up to date product information and functionality related content and materials.
• Maintain inventory and accuracy of any assigned proposal templates.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.
• 401k retirement program.
• Paid time off.
• Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees