ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Assign proposal managers to competitive opportunities, in coordination with the Director of Proposals
- Coordinate proper execution of all competitive proposal tasks required by the Lead-to-Award Process by effectively managing the team of competitive proposal managers
- Responsible for development and submission of compliant, complete, and compelling proposal deliverables generated by proposal managers and their teams
- Provide oversight of all competitive proposal development efforts to ensure compliance, completeness, accuracy, and strengths with customer requirements
- Develop, manage, train, and help maintain personnel skills and capabilities on competitive proposal processes, procedures, and tools
- Coordinate with CAE USA business unit leads to ensure effective responses and necessary resources are available to address customer solicitation requirements
- Plan, track, and update status of all competitive proposal activities
- Bring a strong vision for leading and managing a diverse and dispersed team for global success
- Initiate, manage, and support lessons-learned activities to improve processes and procedures and ensure future success and efficiency
- Responsible and accountable for the planning, development, validation, and delivery of proposal responses, including evaluation/information notices (ENs/INs) final proposal revisions (FPRs), etc.
- Develop, maintain, and foster closer relationships with other CAE global/regional proposal organizations
- Manage and verify team compliance with all company Information Systems security policies and procedures
- Work with direct reports and other PDG management to support assigned proposal teams and resources to sufficiently support all competitive proposal pursuits
- Support audits, reviews, and make necessary adjustments with cost estimation products
- Ensure that Proposal Objects are maintained/kept current in Salesforce for management and progress tracking and status reports
- Work with other management within the department to ensure SharePoint sites are effective for the team, that other tools are used effectively (e.g., Visible Thread, Meridian)
SKILLS
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Journalism, or other business-related discipline
- Minimum of 10 years of proposal management experience (Proposal Manager or higher)
- Demonstrated leadership and successful management of proposal teams, in a hybrid environment
- Knowledge of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) procurement practices, regulations, and acquisition processes
- Experience in planning, developing, implementing, and managing successful proposal processes and strategies within the DoD market
- Exhibit high performance, produce compliant quality products, and lead team collaboration in a positive manner to achieve objectives
- Demonstrated ability to operate successfully in a volatile and dynamic business environment with multiple deadlines
- Experience in establishing/managing personnel and financial resource requirements
- Demonstrated ability to develop and present effective verbal and written presentations to senior management, supervisors, and peers
- Demonstrated ability to effectively present information to senior management and public groups
- Strong communications and interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication expertise
- Demonstrated ability to display tact and self-discipline necessary to interface effectively with multi-cultural customers and employees at all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical information and instructions, whether written or oral
- Must be proficient and current with latest releases of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint
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** Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law